Ace Your Mind! 2026 Dual Enrollment Psychology (PSY 200) Final Practice Challenge

Describing mood disorders centers on sustained changes in mood and interest, not just temporary feelings. The statement highlights persistent sadness, hopelessness, and a loss of interest in activities—these are classic mood-symptom patterns. That combination best fits Major Depressive Disorder, which involves a depressed mood or anhedonia most of the day, nearly every day, for a period (typically at least two weeks) and with accompanying impairment. The other options point to different kinds of problems: Bipolar Disorder includes cycles of mania or hypomania in addition to depressive periods, so the presence of elevated mood features would be a giveaway; the description here does not mention such mood elevation. Social Anxiety Disorder and Specific Phobias are anxiety disorders where excessive fear or avoidance is central, not a persistent low mood or lack of interest.