Question

Trevor got into an argument with his girlfriend. She claims that Trevor is happy one minute and then completely sad the next. She complains that he used to look so cute, always matching his clothes and now he wears the same orange shirt and purple pants. From what you have learned, what may explain Trevor's behavior?

Answer 1

less adernaline

Answer 2

I recognize this question. It's a multiple choice question.

A. Bulimia Nervosa

B. Clinical Depression

C. Stress Overload

D. Negative Self-Talk

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Now, a lot of people have answered this question with "clinical depression."
I really don't think it's depression.

There are two important things that we see in this paragraph:

1. Trevor has mood swings.
2. Trevor wears the same clothes over and over.

We don't see mood swings in depression. Not even with manic depression.
Mood swings tend to happen quickly.

People with major depression are unhappy most of the time.

And people with manic depression go back and forth between really happy, and really sad.
But this isn't a "mood swing," because the changes can last for months. It doesn't happen quickly.

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Now let's talk about Bulimia Nervosa.

Bulimic people DO tend to have mood swings, unlike depressed people.

And they DO tend to wear the same clothes over and over again.
They usually do this to hide their bodies.
Their negative self image also leaves them with no motivation to think about clothes that would look good on them.

Answer 3

he has borderline personality distress syndrome maybe.