Answer:
The cognitive theory of depression states depression results from:
D. maladaptive interpretations of life events.
Explanation:
According to cognitive behavior theory, maladaptive cognitions lead to distorted thoughts and judgments, which would be the root for depression. People can learn such cognitions through observation. For example, they can learn by watching how their own parents cope with stress ineffectively. Another possibility is that people fail to develop coping skills due to lack of experiences that would help with it. Simply put, depressive people have a different way of thinking, of processing what happens to them.
