Question 1

Social skills training assumes that depression in part results from the individual's inability to:

Accepted Answer

A) Communicate and socialise appropriately 
B) Behave appropriately in a social situation 
C) Host dinner parties 
D) Process information in social situations 
A) Communicate and socialise appropriately 
B) Behave appropriately in a social situation 
C) Host dinner parties 
D) Process information in social situations

Question 2

In Beck's cognitive theory of depression pessimistic thinking is caused by:

Accepted Answer

A) Unhappy childhood 
B) The unconscious 
C) Negative self schemas 
D) Lowered levels of serotonin 
A) Unhappy childhood 
B) The unconscious 
C) Negative self schemas 
D) Lowered levels of serotonin

Question 3

The World Health organisation predicted that a million people would die worldwide each year as a result of suicide - a global mortality rate of:

Accepted Answer

A) 16 per 100,000 
B) 100 per 100,000 
C) 60 per 100,000 
D) 500 per 100,000 
A) 16 per 100,000 
B) 100 per 100,000 
C) 60 per 100,000 
D) 500 per 100,000

Question 4

Psychoanalytic approaches to depression do have some empirical problems.Which of the following concepts are difficult to verify empirically?

Accepted Answer

A) Introjection 
B) Fixation at the Oral stage of development 
C) Symbolic loss 
D) All of the above 
A) Introjection 
B) Fixation at the Oral stage of development 
C) Symbolic loss 
D) All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following are ain features of the stepped-care model for depression?

Accepted Answer

A) GPs are advised to make proper assessment of individuals who present with symptoms of depression,rather than simply providing medication 
B) Medication is not recommended for the initial treatment of depression,rather reserved for the treatment of moderate to severe depression 
C) Mild depression should be treated primarily with brief behavioural and cognitive interventions 
D) All of the above 
A) GPs are advised to make proper assessment of individuals who present with symptoms of depression,rather than simply providing medication 
B) Medication is not recommended for the initial treatment of depression,rather reserved for the treatment of moderate to severe depression 
C) Mild depression should be treated primarily with brief behavioural and cognitive interventions 
D) All of the above

Question 6

According to psychodynamic explanations,depression is a result of:

Accepted Answer

A) Conflict 
B) Ego state 
C) Defense mechanisms 
D) Loss 
A) Conflict 
B) Ego state 
C) Defense mechanisms 
D) Loss

Question 7

Studies that have examined Hopelessness Theory confirm that depression can be predicted by:

Accepted Answer

A) Negative attributional style 
B) Negative life events 
C) Low self-esteem 
D) All of the above 
A) Negative attributional style 
B) Negative life events 
C) Low self-esteem 
D) All of the above

Question 8

One of the most influential of all the theories of depression is:

Accepted Answer

A) Freud's Psychodynamic Theory 
B) Seligman's Learned Helplessness Theory 
C) Beck's Cognitive Theory 
D) Berne's Humanistic Theory 
A) Freud's Psychodynamic Theory 
B) Seligman's Learned Helplessness Theory 
C) Beck's Cognitive Theory 
D) Berne's Humanistic Theory

Question 9

Seligman first derived this hypothesis from:

Accepted Answer

A) Animal experiments 
B) Observing depressed individuals 
C) Analysis of blood chemistry 
D) Analysis of childhood experiences 
A) Animal experiments 
B) Observing depressed individuals 
C) Analysis of blood chemistry 
D) Analysis of childhood experiences

Question 10

Mania is an emotion characterised by:

Accepted Answer

A) Boundless,frenzied energy 
B) Feelings of euphoria 
C) Ideas coming too fast and too many 
D) All of the above 
A) Boundless,frenzied energy 
B) Feelings of euphoria 
C) Ideas coming too fast and too many 
D) All of the above

Question 11

Which of the following is a motivational deficits experienced by individuals suffering unipolar depression?

Accepted Answer

A) A lack of initiative and spontaneity 
B) Social withdrawal 
C) Lack of appetite and sexual desire 
D) All of the above 
A) A lack of initiative and spontaneity 
B) Social withdrawal 
C) Lack of appetite and sexual desire 
D) All of the above

Question 12

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)for depression has been developed to try and combat which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Relapse 
B) Side - effects from drug therapies 
C) Manic episodes in Bipolar disorder 
D) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 
A) Relapse 
B) Side - effects from drug therapies 
C) Manic episodes in Bipolar disorder 
D) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Question 13

Comorbidity of Major Depressive disorder with social phobia is:

Accepted Answer

A) 38.6% 
B) 27.1 % 
C) 58.9% 
D) 92.6% 
A) 38.6% 
B) 27.1 % 
C) 58.9% 
D) 92.6%

Question 14

According to psychodynamic explanations,the fist stage of response to loss is called introjection where the individual regresses to:

Accepted Answer

A) Oral stage of development 
B) Anal stage of development 
C) Phallic stage of development 
D) Sensorimotor stage of development 
A) Oral stage of development 
B) Anal stage of development 
C) Phallic stage of development 
D) Sensorimotor stage of development

Question 15

Comorbidity of Major Depressive disorder with Panic Disorder is:

Accepted Answer

A) 9)9% 
B) 19.5% 
C) 23.7% 
D) 61.7% 
A) 9)9% 
B) 19.5% 
C) 23.7% 
D) 61.7%

Question 16

Behavioural accounts of depression argue that life losses would be:

Accepted Answer

A) Reduction of reinforcing events 
B) Establishing a vicious cycle 
C) Lack of social reinforcement 
D) All of the above 
A) Reduction of reinforcing events 
B) Establishing a vicious cycle 
C) Lack of social reinforcement 
D) All of the above

Question 17

Which of the following provides evidence that depressed individuals do show the negative cognitive biases that Beck's theory predicts?

Accepted Answer

A) Attentional biases to negative information results in prioritisation of negative information 
B) Memory biases where more negative words than positive words are recalled in explicit memory tests 
C) Depressed individuals exhibit interpretational biases that result in them interpreting ambiguous events negatively 
D) All of the above 
A) Attentional biases to negative information results in prioritisation of negative information 
B) Memory biases where more negative words than positive words are recalled in explicit memory tests 
C) Depressed individuals exhibit interpretational biases that result in them interpreting ambiguous events negatively 
D) All of the above

Question 18

In Major Depression raised levels of activation in the amygdala results in:

Accepted Answer

A) Prioritising threatening information as negative 
B) Over stimulation of sweat glands 
C) Overproduction of norepinephrine 
D) Loss of short term memory 
A) Prioritising threatening information as negative 
B) Over stimulation of sweat glands 
C) Overproduction of norepinephrine 
D) Loss of short term memory

Question 19

The aim of psychodynamic therapy for depression is to:

Accepted Answer

A) Help the depressed individual achieve insight into this repressed conflict 
B) Release the inwardly directed anger 
C) Raise low self-esteem 
D) All of the above 
A) Help the depressed individual achieve insight into this repressed conflict 
B) Release the inwardly directed anger 
C) Raise low self-esteem 
D) All of the above

Question 20

Individuals suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)benefit from:

Accepted Answer

A) Photo therapy 
B) Hypnotherapy 
C) Psychotherapy 
D) Behavioural activation therapy 
A) Photo therapy 
B) Hypnotherapy 
C) Psychotherapy 
D) Behavioural activation therapy

Social skills training assumes that depression in part results from the individual's inability to:

In Beck's cognitive theory of depression pessimistic thinking is caused by:

The World Health organisation predicted that a million people would die worldwide each year as a result of suicide - a global mortality rate of:

Psychoanalytic approaches to depression do have some empirical problems.Which of the following concepts are difficult to verify empirically?

Which of the following are ain features of the stepped-care model for depression?

According to psychodynamic explanations,depression is a result of:

Studies that have examined Hopelessness Theory confirm that depression can be predicted by:

One of the most influential of all the theories of depression is:

Seligman first derived this hypothesis from:

Mania is an emotion characterised by:

Which of the following is a motivational deficits experienced by individuals suffering unipolar depression?

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)for depression has been developed to try and combat which of the following?

Comorbidity of Major Depressive disorder with social phobia is:

According to psychodynamic explanations,the fist stage of response to loss is called introjection where the individual regresses to:

Comorbidity of Major Depressive disorder with Panic Disorder is:

Behavioural accounts of depression argue that life losses would be:

Which of the following provides evidence that depressed individuals do show the negative cognitive biases that Beck's theory predicts?

In Major Depression raised levels of activation in the amygdala results in:

The aim of psychodynamic therapy for depression is to:

Individuals suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)benefit from:

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Research Methods in Clinical Psychology

Treating Psychopathology

Clinical Practice

Anxiety and Stressor-Related Problems

Experiencing Psychosis: Schizophrenia Spectrum Problems

Substance Use Disorders

Eating Disorders

Sexual and Gender Problems

Personality Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders

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Exam 7: Depression and Mood Disorders

Social skills training assumes that depression in part results from the individual's inability to:

In Beck's cognitive theory of depression pessimistic thinking is caused by:

The World Health organisation predicted that a million people would die worldwide each year as a result of suicide - a global mortality rate of:

Psychoanalytic approaches to depression do have some empirical problems.Which of the following concepts are difficult to verify empirically?

Which of the following are ain features of the stepped-care model for depression?

According to psychodynamic explanations,depression is a result of:

Studies that have examined Hopelessness Theory confirm that depression can be predicted by:

One of the most influential of all the theories of depression is:

Seligman first derived this hypothesis from:

Mania is an emotion characterised by:

Which of the following is a motivational deficits experienced by individuals suffering unipolar depression?

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)for depression has been developed to try and combat which of the following?

Comorbidity of Major Depressive disorder with social phobia is:

According to psychodynamic explanations,the fist stage of response to loss is called introjection where the individual regresses to:

Comorbidity of Major Depressive disorder with Panic Disorder is:

Behavioural accounts of depression argue that life losses would be:

Which of the following provides evidence that depressed individuals do show the negative cognitive biases that Beck's theory predicts?

In Major Depression raised levels of activation in the amygdala results in:

The aim of psychodynamic therapy for depression is to:

Individuals suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)benefit from:

Introducing Psychopathology: Concepts, Paradigms and Practices

Classification and Assessment in Clinical Psychology

Research Methods in Clinical Psychology

Treating Psychopathology

Clinical Practice

Anxiety and Stressor-Related Problems

Experiencing Psychosis: Schizophrenia Spectrum Problems

Substance Use Disorders

Eating Disorders

Sexual and Gender Problems

Personality Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders

Dissociative Experiences

Neurocognitive Disorders

Childhood and Adolescent Psychological Problems

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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