Question

disorders characterized by periods of extreme and prolonged depression or mania, or both are referred to as_______.

anxiety disorders

dissociative disorders

mood disorders

personality disorders

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Anxiety disorders involve excessive worry/fear, not extreme depression/mania.
• Dissociative disorders involve disruptions in memory/identity, not mood - related extremes.
• Mood disorders are defined by extreme, prolonged mood states like depression (low mood) or mania (high mood), or both.
• Personality disorders involve long - term patterns of behavior/thinking that deviate from norms, not mood extremes.

Answer:

C. mood disorders