Exam 6: Bipolar and Depressive Disorders

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Francesca is involved in an abusive relationship with her husband of 10 years that is characterized by episodic domestic violence. Knowing that she has three children, no career, and no relatives nearby to help leads her to believe that her situation is hopeless. Moreover, she is beginning to think she really does deserve the abuse she receives because of her stupid and thoughtless behavior. She has asked her husband to go to marital counseling but he refuses. In his eyes, she is the problem. Francesca feels depressed and has suicidal ideation. From a psychological perspective, how might learned helplessness theory help explain Francesca's depressed mood and feelings of hopelessness?

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Interpersonal psychotherapy is a time-limited intervention that has been shown to be effective in treating

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The tendency to be high on the personality trait of neuroticism has been shown to be related to a higher risk for __________ in female children.

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Based on John Bowlby's model of attachment researchers have focused on how mother-infant attachment affects

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What is Critical Incident Debriefing (CID), and why is it used in school systems following a suicide?

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Understanding depression involves understanding both environmental and genetic influences as causes.

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What percentage of people over the age of 60 experience depression?

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Thoughts about suicide may take different forms.

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Linkage studies have narrowed the search for a genetic contribution to mood disorders by

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Freud viewed depression as anger

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When both manic and depressive episodes are present, the person is said to suffer from

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Approximately _______ of children who attempt or complete suicide suffer from psychological disorders.

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Passive suicidal ideation and active suicidal ideation may be discriminated from each other on the basis of

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Bipolar disorder used to be called

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An individual characterized as "moody and difficult" over a long period of time would most likely be diagnosed as having persistent depressive disorder.

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In order to be diagnosed as having a major depressive single episode, a patient would have to report experiencing depressed mood or lack of interest in daily activities for a period of two

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Using neuroimaging studies, scientists have identified several contributory factors in the etiology of depression, including

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Jacob frequently thinks, "I am a failure." This is an example of an automatic thought.

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Major depression is

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Which of the following therapies recognizes the central influence of current relationships on mental health?

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