86. The underlined word "amalgam" in the third paragraph most probably means ____.

1. an amount of something
2. a mixture of different things
3. a difficult or unpleasant situation
4. the way you feel at a particular time

87. If a person, he may develop a severe depression.

1. fails to recover from a serious setback
2. feels sad, unhappy or disappointed
3. goes broke and is down and out
4. suffers the death of a loved one

88. In moderate or severe cases of depression, patients can be cured by ____.

1. psychotherapy
2. early diagnosis
3. good counseling
4. appropriate medication

89. The higher risk of developing depression in women is due to ____.

1. the influence of their hormonal changes
2. the gender-based proclivities of women
3. the long reproductive period of their life
4. their fragile health and weak constitution

90. The chief difficulty in treating depression is that ____.

1. patients are ill-informed about it
2. it is thought of as a social stigma
3. there is a lack of timely diagnosis
4. people are not aware of its severity

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