Exam 4: Mood Disorders and Suicide

In some therapy approaches for treating depression,clients are treated like students in a classroom.

Behavioural theorists see suicide as largely a reaction to ________.

Each of the following is true of major depressive disorder EXCEPT ________.

The learned helplessness theory has been reformulated and is now called the ___________ theory.

For most people,unilateral ECT is applied to the ________ of the head.

Persistent Depressive Disorder usually begins in middle adulthood.

When people are having a manic episode,they usually have a low opinion of themselves.

The ancient Greeks and Romans used a chemical to curb turbulent mood swings that is still used today.

Discuss behavioural perspectives on the mood disorders,focusing on the relationships between reinforcement and depression.

It is possible that ECT may work by normalizing brain levels of _____.

Women are more likely to ruminate over emotional problems,while men are more likely to distract themselves.

The diathesis for depression may take the form of a psychological vulnerability involving a depressive thinking style.

Major depressive episodes occur ________ frequently and appear to be ________ in duration among "double" depressives than among "pure" major depressives.

In Lewinsohn's group treatment approach,participants ________.

One Canadian survey found that __% of men had contemplated suicide at some point in their lives,and __% of men had attempted suicide.

A reduced interest in sex would be best described as a __________ feature of depression.

The diathesis-stress model suggests that stress factors such as __________ may influence risk for depression.

Segal suggests that ________-based cognitive therapy is a particularly useful way of preventing relapse,regardless of whether the patient's depression was first treated with either medication or psychotherapy.

According to Nolen-Hoeksema,women are more likely to _________ emotional problems,and men are more likely to _________,such as seeking refuge in a bottle.

Anomie is a form of alienation.