Exam 4: Mood Disorders and Suicide

According to the learning perspective,sympathy for a person who is depressed can maintain that person's depressed behaviour.

Cognitive theorists see suicide as a reaction to ________.

Edmund gets a poor grade on a test,despite his 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 ________.

All of the following are factors that influence risk for major depression EXCEPT ___________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 10 cognitive distortions related to depression described by Burns?

Seligman believes that people learn to perceive themselves as helpless because of their ________.

The potential side effects of ________ include psychomotor retardation,dry mouth,constipation,blurred vision,urinary retention,confusion,delirium,and cardiovascular complications.

In the humanistic-existential perspective,depression arises from ________.

Eric goes on a disastrous date.Afterwards,he says,"I really messed it up because of my lousy personality!" His statement reflects ________ attributions.

Shneidman found that about ________ % of those who committed suicide had left clear clues beforehand,such as disposing of their possessions.

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

Raymond Lam has shown that SAD can be effectively treated with the antidepressant medication fluoxetine (trade name Prozac).

Rapid cycling is associated with a(n)_________ and is relatively uncommon.

Aida receives phototherapy for her seasonal affective disorder.This artificial light treatment will likely be directed at her __________.

Disorders such as cyclothymia are ________.

Research suggests that the metabolic activity of the _______ is typically lower in clinically depressed groups than in healthy controls.

Rapid cycling is associated with a ________ impairment in vocational and social functioning and a ________ rate of relapse than typical bipolar disorder.

Discuss reasons why women may be more prone to depression.

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

Persistent Depressive Disorder affects about ________ % of the adult population of Canada.