A rapid return of symptoms immediately after drug treatment is terminated is a common example of ________; a return to depressive symptoms after a period of spontaneous remission of symptoms is called a ________.
A) melancholia; recurrence
B) recurrence; relapse
C) relapse; recurrence
D) mood-congruent depression; mood-incongruent depression

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A rapid return of symptoms immediately after drug treatment is terminated is known as relapse while a return to depressive symptoms after a period of spontaneous remission of symptoms is known as recurrence. Melancholia refers to a severe form of depression with characteristic physical symptoms, and mood-congruent depression refers to a type of depression where the depressive symptoms match the individual's current mood or situation, while mood-incongruent depression refers to a type of depression where the depressive symptoms are not consistent with the individual's current mood or situation.

A Rapid Return of Symptoms Immediately After Drug Treatment Is