Exam 7: Mood Disorders and Suicide

Most people who experience a major depressive disorder never go on to have another one.

The first people to use lithium as a form of chemotherapy were the ______.

Define mood disorder, and distinguish between normally and abnormally depressed moods.

Research has shown that some attributional styles can cause depression.

Lloyd gets a poor grade on a test, despite extensive studying for it. He immediately thinks "I am really stupid!" When other students tease him about his poor grade, he calls them "insensitive jerks." His cognitive error is ______.

Bipolar disorder is most commonly treated with ______.

Each month, one week prior to the onset of her menstrual cycle, Melissa experiences mood swings, sudden tearfulness, feelings of hopelessness, irritability and negative thoughts about herself. These symptoms cause significant impairment in her functioning and lessen in severity within a few days following the onset of menses. Melissa is likely to be diagnosed with _____________.

Reggie goes on a disastrous date. Afterwards he says "I really messed it up this time!" His statement reflects a(n) ______ attribution.

Luke reviews his annual performance evaluation from his boss. Although there is only one negative comment on the entire evaluation, Luke ignores the positive comments and focuses Only on the negative comment. His cognitive error is ______.

Of the attributional styles listed below, which is LEAST likely to be related to prolonged depression if the attributions are negative?

In An Unquiet Mind, Kay Redfield Jamison described her struggles with ______ disorder.

Seligman and his colleagues proposed that some forms of depression in humans could be explained in terms of ______.

Which of the following beliefs is in the cognitive triad of depression?

The essential feature of bipolar I disorder is the occurrence of at least one full-blown ______ episode.

A period of elevated mood that is less severe than a manic episode is called a(n) ______ episode.

Stressors may make it more difficult to overcome a depressive episode.

Research has demonstrated that a combination of psychotherapy and antidepressant medication produced ______ outcomes for treatment of depression compared to either treatment alone.

Dysthymic disorder occurring together with depressive episode is known as a double depression.

Which of the following women is most at risk for developing pat-partum depression?

Because of cultural judgments, about half of Americans with major depression________.