Question 1

Biological studies of the effects of antidepressant medications on neural chemistry rely upon:

Accepted Answer

A)  Measuring the neurotransmitter levels directly. 
B)  Principally brain-imaging techniques. 
C)  Measuring metabolites associated with the neurotransmitter. 
D)  Assessing the behavioural effects when the drug has been discontinued. 
A)  Measuring the neurotransmitter levels directly. 
B)  Principally brain-imaging techniques. 
C)  Measuring metabolites associated with the neurotransmitter. 
D)  Assessing the behavioural effects when the drug has been discontinued.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about seasonal affective disorder (SAd) is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Phototherapy alleviates SAD 
B)  Encouraging people with SAD to engage in pleasurable activities can be helpful in treatment 
C)  Longer phototherapy light exposure is linked with better outcomes 
D)  Phototherapy and CBT combined are an effective treatment for SAD 
A)  Phototherapy alleviates SAD 
B)  Encouraging people with SAD to engage in pleasurable activities can be helpful in treatment 
C)  Longer phototherapy light exposure is linked with better outcomes 
D)  Phototherapy and CBT combined are an effective treatment for SAD

Question 3

The key component of mindfulness-based therapy for depression is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Developing meta-cognitive awareness 
B)  Developing control over negative automatic thoughts 
C)  Reducing levels of self-focused attention and awareness of personal shortcomings 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Developing meta-cognitive awareness 
B)  Developing control over negative automatic thoughts 
C)  Reducing levels of self-focused attention and awareness of personal shortcomings 
D)  None of the above

Question 4

In which of the following age groups is depression known to affect males and females approximately equally?

Accepted Answer

A)  pre-adolescence 
B)  adolescence 
C)  adulthood 
D)  elderly 
A)  pre-adolescence 
B)  adolescence 
C)  adulthood 
D)  elderly

Question 5

Which of the following factors has been found to be associated with the onset of postpartum depression among Canadian women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lower socio-economic status 
B)  Lack of parental warmth during one's own childhood 
C)  Depression during pregnancy 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Lower socio-economic status 
B)  Lack of parental warmth during one's own childhood 
C)  Depression during pregnancy 
D)  All of the above

Question 6

Offer justification for staffing suicide prevention centres with non-professional staff. What problems do the staff face as a consequence of their work?

Accepted Answer

Staffing suicide prevention centres with

Question 7

In a meta-analytic review of psychological interventions (19 RTCs) focusing on prevention in which an average reduction of 22% in the incidence of depression was revealed, Cuijpers et al. (2008) also concluded that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Prevention based on CBT might be more effective than IPT 
B)  Prevention based on IPT might be more effective than CBT 
C)  Prevention based on mindfulness-based treatment might be more effective than CBT 
D)  Prevention based on CBT might be more effective than mindfulness-based treatment 
A)  Prevention based on CBT might be more effective than IPT 
B)  Prevention based on IPT might be more effective than CBT 
C)  Prevention based on mindfulness-based treatment might be more effective than CBT 
D)  Prevention based on CBT might be more effective than mindfulness-based treatment

Question 8

Bipolar disorder affects men and woman equally.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Therapists who treat suicidal patients often:

Accepted Answer

A)  Commit suicide themselves 
B)  Have attempted suicide in the past 
C)  Have to spend more time and energy with their patients 
D)  Become depressed 
A)  Commit suicide themselves 
B)  Have attempted suicide in the past 
C)  Have to spend more time and energy with their patients 
D)  Become depressed

Question 10

Which of the following characteristics has been found to be the best predictor of suicide?

Accepted Answer

A)  Depression 
B)  Hostility and cynicism 
C)  Ambivalence 
D)  Hopelessness 
A)  Depression 
B)  Hostility and cynicism 
C)  Ambivalence 
D)  Hopelessness

Question 11

________ is the Canadian researcher who studied stress and wrote about his bouts of bipolar depression in his book Holiday of Darkness.

Accepted Answer

A)  John Bentley Mays 
B)  Hans Selye 
C)  Norman Endler 
D)  William Styron 
A)  John Bentley Mays 
B)  Hans Selye 
C)  Norman Endler 
D)  William Styron

Question 12

Juan has symptoms of sad mood most of the day most days for 3 weeks, increased sleep, agitation, poor appetite, and concentration difficulties. Julia, on the other hand, has symptoms of loss of interest in activities, lethargy, increased appetite, feelings of worthlessness, and recurrent thoughts of death. What can be concluded regarding Juan and Julia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both Juan and Julia have major depression, and have it at a similar level of severity. 
B)  Juan has mania, whereas Julia has major depression. 
C)  Both have major depression, but it is unclear whether they are qualitatively part of the same class. 
D)  Both have bipolar I disorder. 
A)  Both Juan and Julia have major depression, and have it at a similar level of severity. 
B)  Juan has mania, whereas Julia has major depression. 
C)  Both have major depression, but it is unclear whether they are qualitatively part of the same class. 
D)  Both have bipolar I disorder.

Question 13

Attribution refers to how a person assigns blame.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Research with Old Order Amish populations has conclusively demonstrated the genetic vulnerability for bipolar disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Of the different psychological theories explaining suicide, which seems the most plausible to you? Why? Which is the least plausible? Why?

Accepted Answer

The most plausible psychological theory

Question 16

"Flight of ideas" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  A schizophrenic's delusional thinking. 
B)  A depressed person's suicidal thinking. 
C)  The thinking of a person with dementia. 
D)  A manic person's rapid shifts of topic while speaking. 
A)  A schizophrenic's delusional thinking. 
B)  A depressed person's suicidal thinking. 
C)  The thinking of a person with dementia. 
D)  A manic person's rapid shifts of topic while speaking.

Question 17

According to Schneidman, the intense suffering of a suicidal person is a condition known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Deconstruction 
B)  De-activation 
C)  "Undoing the self" 
D)  Psychache 
A)  Deconstruction 
B)  De-activation 
C)  "Undoing the self" 
D)  Psychache

Question 18

Jolynn was experiencing major depression, and she went to a psychodynamic therapist who treated her with interpersonal therapy. Her therapist probably encouraged her to

Accepted Answer

A)  Confront her parents with her anger at them for neglecting her as a child. 
B)  Keep a record of her moods over the course of the day and their relationship to the number of positive contacts she has with other people. 
C)  Examine her own way of relating to others in her environment. 
D)  Attempt to replace depressing memories with happy ones. 
A)  Confront her parents with her anger at them for neglecting her as a child. 
B)  Keep a record of her moods over the course of the day and their relationship to the number of positive contacts she has with other people. 
C)  Examine her own way of relating to others in her environment. 
D)  Attempt to replace depressing memories with happy ones.

Question 19

Ana is taking lithium carbonate for her mania over a period of six months. She suddenly decided to stop taking the medicine. What is likely going to happen to Ana?

Accepted Answer

A)  She will develop severe depression. 
B)  She will have an increased risk of manic episodes than if she had not taken the medication. 
C)  She will develop seizures. 
D)  Her mood will deteriorate and she will experience delusions. 
A)  She will develop severe depression. 
B)  She will have an increased risk of manic episodes than if she had not taken the medication. 
C)  She will develop seizures. 
D)  Her mood will deteriorate and she will experience delusions.

Question 20

According to Alloy, Abramson, and colleagues, helplessness becomes hopelessness when the afflicted person develops a sense of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Depressive predictive certainty 
B)  Generalized helplessness 
C)  Depressive realism 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Depressive predictive certainty 
B)  Generalized helplessness 
C)  Depressive realism 
D)  None of the above

Biological studies of the effects of antidepressant medications on neural chemistry rely upon:

Which of the following statements about seasonal affective disorder (SAd) is not true?

The key component of mindfulness-based therapy for depression is:

In which of the following age groups is depression known to affect males and females approximately equally?

Which of the following factors has been found to be associated with the onset of postpartum depression among Canadian women?

Offer justification for staffing suicide prevention centres with non-professional staff. What problems do the staff face as a consequence of their work?

In a meta-analytic review of psychological interventions (19 RTCs) focusing on prevention in which an average reduction of 22% in the incidence of depression was revealed, Cuijpers et al. (2008) also concluded that:

Bipolar disorder affects men and woman equally.

Therapists who treat suicidal patients often:

Which of the following characteristics has been found to be the best predictor of suicide?

________ is the Canadian researcher who studied stress and wrote about his bouts of bipolar depression in his book Holiday of Darkness.

Attribution refers to how a person assigns blame.

Research with Old Order Amish populations has conclusively demonstrated the genetic vulnerability for bipolar disorder.

Of the different psychological theories explaining suicide, which seems the most plausible to you? Why? Which is the least plausible? Why?

"Flight of ideas" refers to

According to Schneidman, the intense suffering of a suicidal person is a condition known as:

Jolynn was experiencing major depression, and she went to a psychodynamic therapist who treated her with interpersonal therapy. Her therapist probably encouraged her to

Ana is taking lithium carbonate for her mania over a period of six months. She suddenly decided to stop taking the medicine. What is likely going to happen to Ana?

According to Alloy, Abramson, and colleagues, helplessness becomes hopelessness when the afflicted person develops a sense of:

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Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

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Classification and Diagnosis

Research Methods In The Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Psychophysiological Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

Schizophrenia

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Exam 8: Mood Disorders and Suicide

Biological studies of the effects of antidepressant medications on neural chemistry rely upon:

Which of the following statements about seasonal affective disorder (SAd) is not true?

The key component of mindfulness-based therapy for depression is:

In which of the following age groups is depression known to affect males and females approximately equally?

Which of the following factors has been found to be associated with the onset of postpartum depression among Canadian women?

Offer justification for staffing suicide prevention centres with non-professional staff. What problems do the staff face as a consequence of their work?

In a meta-analytic review of psychological interventions (19 RTCs) focusing on prevention in which an average reduction of 22% in the incidence of depression was revealed, Cuijpers et al. (2008) also concluded that:

Bipolar disorder affects men and woman equally.

Therapists who treat suicidal patients often:

Which of the following characteristics has been found to be the best predictor of suicide?

________ is the Canadian researcher who studied stress and wrote about his bouts of bipolar depression in his book Holiday of Darkness.

Attribution refers to how a person assigns blame.

Research with Old Order Amish populations has conclusively demonstrated the genetic vulnerability for bipolar disorder.

Of the different psychological theories explaining suicide, which seems the most plausible to you? Why? Which is the least plausible? Why?

"Flight of ideas" refers to

According to Schneidman, the intense suffering of a suicidal person is a condition known as:

Jolynn was experiencing major depression, and she went to a psychodynamic therapist who treated her with interpersonal therapy. Her therapist probably encouraged her to

Ana is taking lithium carbonate for her mania over a period of six months. She suddenly decided to stop taking the medicine. What is likely going to happen to Ana?

According to Alloy, Abramson, and colleagues, helplessness becomes hopelessness when the afflicted person develops a sense of:

Introduction Definitional And Historical Considerations, And Canada’s Mental Health System

Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

Clinical Assessment

Classification and Diagnosis

Research Methods In The Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Psychophysiological Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

Schizophrenia

Substance-Related Disorders

Personality Disorders

Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Disorders of Childhood

Aging and Issues in Psychological Disorders

Outcomes And Issues In Psychological Intervention

Legal and Ethical Issues

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