Exam 7: Mood Disorders and Suicide

Research indicates that ______ who ruminate more following the loss of a loved one or when feeling down or sad are more likely to develop severe and prolonged depression.

Tegretol and Depakote are drugs originally used to treat ______.

Rapid cycling is relatively ______ and occurs ______ often among men than women.

In men, the onset of bipolar I disorder typically begins with a _____episode, whereas with women it usually begins with a __________episode.

Among people with bipolar disorder, social support appears to ______ recovery from mood episodes and ______ the likelihood of future attacks.

Discuss methods of suicide prevention.

People who have severe mood swings from extreme elation to severe depression are suffering from ______.

Recent research indicates that ______ can enhance the functioning of bipolar patients.

ECT often leads to greater levels of depression than existed before it was administered.

Learning theorists see suicide as largely a reaction to ______.

Many people have contemplated suicide at some moment of great stress.

Cognitive therapy, ______ behavioral therapy, entails a(n) ______ therapy format.

Discuss the use of lithium in the treatment of bipolar disorder.

There is a strong relationship between eating ______ and low rates of bipolar disorder.

Research has shown the concordance rates for bipolar disorder to be _______ for monozygotic twins and ______ for dyzotic twins.

Postpartum "blues" typically last about ______.

The difference between males and females in relative risk for developing major depressive disorder begins in ______.

Which of the following is a question Shneidman suggests could be used to draw a suicidal person out and engage them in talking?

Research has shown that people suffering from depression engage in ______ following an experience of failure.

Discuss the contributions of Emile Durkheim and Edwin Shneidman to the understanding of suicide.