The congruency hypothesis suggests that depression results from
A)incongruence in actual mood and expected mood.
B)unexpected success in an important area of interpersonal need.
C)a failure or rejection in an important area of interpersonal need.
D)congruence between expectation of depression and experience of depression.

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The congruency hypothesis suggests that depression results from a failure or rejection in an important area of interpersonal need. In other words, when the expectations and experiences in important relationships are not congruent, it leads to depression. Choice A is incorrect because it refers to incongruence in mood, which is not the main focus of the congruency hypothesis. Choice B is incorrect because unexpected success is not a factor in this hypothesis. Choice D is also incorrect because the expectation of depression is not the cause of depression according to this theory.

The Congruency Hypothesis Suggests That Depression Results from