Exam 7: Mood Disorders and Suicide

Enduring states of feeling that color our psychological lives are called ______.

Don suddenly quit his job, enrolled in law school for day classes, took on a job waiting tables at night, and began organizing charity drives on weekends. He also began work on his "great American novel" and offered to coach a little league team in his "spare time." His behavior is Typical of someone having a ______.

The "cognitive triad of depression" is a concept pioneered by ______.

The word "dysthymia" stems from the Greek words meaning ______.

Among people with cyclothymic disorder, few, if any, periods of normal mood last for more than a ______.

The term "cyclothymia" is derived from the Greek terms meaning ______.

Major depression cannot be diagnosed if a person shows a history of ______.

Sam is depressed. He's been depressed for so long that he no longer believes he can do anything to improve his life or his future. He believes nothing he does will make any Difference. Sam has developed ______.

Which of the following is true of depression and stress?

In his later writings, Sigmund Freud related suicide to ______.

Which of the following is one of the 10 cognitive distortions related to depression as described by Burns?

MAO inhibitors interfere with the action of ______.

No one really knows how electroconvulsive therapy works.

Which U.S. president struggled with depression and wrote "I am now the most miserable man living"?

Which statement is true about the diagnosis of major depressive disorder?

Overall, about ______ percent of depressed patients treated on an outpatient basis respond favorably to either psychotherapy or antidepressant medication alone.

ECT is usually administered in a series of 6 to 12 treatments over a period of several ______.

Identify the characteristic that has been found to insulate people from depression and suicide attempts during times of stress.

Discuss postpartum depression and explain how it is different than "maternity blues."

According to Aaron Beck, ______ sets the stage for depression when one faces a personal loss or negative life event.