Eeyore, the despondent and downcast donkey in A.A. Milne's "Winnie the Pooh", is chronically morose but not so sad that he cannot function. For example, when Pooh says, "Good morning, Eeyore," Eeyore gloomily replies, "Good morning, Pooh Bear, if it is a good morning, which I doubt." Eeyore may have ________ disorder.
A) dysthymic
B) a conversion
C) bipolar
D) an antisocial personality

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Eeyore's chronic sadness and pessimism are characteristic of dysthymic disorder, a type of depression that lasts for at least two years. Eeyore's symptoms do not suggest a conversion disorder, bipolar disorder, or antisocial personality disorder.

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