Understanding depression and anxiety
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# Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

- describe how stressful life events may be linked to emotional disorders such as depression and anxiety
- describe the main features of the physiological stress response
- evaluate the role of genetic and environmental factors in emotional disorders
- describe the different kinds of biological abnormalities that have been linked to emotional disorders.
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