Depressed persons maintain an _____, _____, and _____ explanatory style.

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The depressed persons maintain an internal (blaming themselves), stable (believing negative events will continue to happen), and global (believing negative events will affect all areas of their life) explanatory style. Option A is incorrect because depressed persons tend to attribute negative events to internal factors instead of external factors. Option B is incorrect because depressed persons tend to believe negative events will continue to happen, making their attribution stable instead of unstable. Option D is incorrect because their explanatory style is global, meaning they believe negative events will affect all areas of their life, not just specific ones.

Depressed Persons Maintain an _____, _____, and _____ Explanatory Style

Depressed Persons Maintain an ___, _, and ___ Explanatory Style