Exam 4: Mood Disorders and Suicide

People who commit suicide often tend to explicitly signal their intentions to others.

Stressful events such as divorce can increase neurotransmitter activity in the brain.

Widespread publicity of suicide can have a modelling effect on teenagers.

Describe the features and types of bipolar disorder.

Research has shown that people suffering from depression engage in ________ levels of self-focusing following ________ experiences.

Mood disorders that involve mood swings from one extreme to another are considered ________.

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

Interactional theory holds that depression-prone people react to stress by demanding greater social support and reassurance.

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

Cyclothymic disorder usually begins in one's ________.

About 1 person in ________ can be diagnosed with major depression at any given time.

Use a table to show five common examples of automatic thoughts,the type of cognitive distortions they represent,and some rational alternative responses.

Michael walks into his house one night and finds his wife sitting at the dinner table crying.He immediately thinks,"What have I done to hurt her?" His cognitive error is ________.

Suicide rates among Canadian adolescents have ________ over the past 30 years.

Discuss biological treatment of the mood disorders.

Well-trained and experienced professionals can easily predict who is likely to commit suicide.

Beliefs that failures reflect sweeping flaws in personality are known as "global attributions."

In a major depressive episode,the adult person experiences either a depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure in all or virtually all activities for a period of at least ________.

Prozac and Zoloft are ________ toxic and have ________ side effects than MAO inhibitors and tricyclics.

According to Health Canada,which of the following is NOT a cause of generally higher rates of depression in Aboriginal communities?