Exam 7: Mood Disorders And Suicide

Katie has been diagnosed with major depressive disorder.Most recently,she has been lying immobile for long periods.If someone moves one of her arms to a different position,it just stays there.Katie has stopped speaking and does not appear to hear what is being said to her.What specifier would you apply to her diagnosis of major depressive disorder?

When referring to the mood disorders called cyclothymia and dysthymia,it would be accurate to say that an individual with cyclothymia probably

The average duration of an untreated depressive episode is

In about _____________patients,cyclothymic mood swings develop into full-blown bipolar disorder.

Dysthymic disorder differs from major depressive disorder because people diagnosed with dysthymia have symptoms of depression that are ________.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about a hypomanic manic episode?

The antidepressant medication lithium is also referred to as a mood stabilizer because it

One of the symptoms of a mood disorder is called anhedonia,which means

Depression rates appear to be _________ in adolescents.

Dysthymic disorder is to major depressive episode as cyclothymic disorder is to

At various times,Cynthia,a 20-year-old college student,has been considered by her family and/or friends to be moody,high-strung,explosive,or hyperactive.Knowing the criteria for mood disorders,you would diagnose Cynthia with ___________.

Cross-cultural research indicates that,due at least in part to appalling social and economic conditions,the prevalence of major depression is extremely high among ________.

Prevention of mood disorders in children and adolescents include

Manic episodes alternate with depressive episodes in the disorder called

Regarding Beck's views on depression,which of the following definitions of cognitive errors and negative schema is NOT correct?

Recent research (Grunhaus,et al.,2003; Janicak et al.,2002)suggests that an equally effective alternative to electroconvulsive therapy that requires no anesthesia and appears to alter electrical activity in the brain may be

Studies has shown that tricyclics have caused

A child raised by depressed parents is likely to

Depressed people

Dysphoric mania refers to a type of mood disorder in which manic episodes are