Exam 4: Mood Disorders and Suicide

A recent review of research on ECT concluded that it results in ________ damage to the brain and that any memory losses suffered,except for events immediately preceding treatment,are ________.

Twin studies suggest that persistent depressive disorder are less influenced by genetic factors than is major depression.

Identify and briefly explain the 10 cognitive distortions enumerated by Burns.

Forming a negative interpretation of events despite a lack of evidence is a type of cognitive distortion known as "disqualifying the positive."

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

Abraham has been so "down" lately that he has begun to have faulty perceptions of reality.He has delusions of unworthiness,feels guilt for supposed horrible wrongdoings,and at times feels that his body is rotting away because of physical illness.He has even hallucinated that Satan has told him he is being punished for his sins.He is best described as suffering from ________.

Monique finds that every winter she becomes fatigued,is excessively sleepy,has a craving for carbohydrates,and puts on weight.In the spring,her symptoms disappear.She is most likely suffering from ________.

When people are having a manic episode,they are generally generous.

According to your text,________ is perhaps the most important predictor of suicide.

Men are most likely to use ________ in their suicide attempts.

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

Psychodynamic theories suggest that to preserve a psychological connection to a lost object,people ______,or bring inward,a mental representation of the object.

Major depressive disorder and major depression are the same thing.

Hypomanic episodes are usually more severe than manic episodes.

Bipolar disorder has been referred to as the "common cold" of psychological problems.

________ are more likely to attempt suicide.________ are more likely to succeed in a suicide attempt.

Depressed people tend to experience rejection in long-term relationships.

Lithium treatment must be closely monitored because of potential ______ effects and other side effects.

Each of the following is true of the social interactions of depressed people EXCEPT ________.

Many people with bipolar disorder _________treatment.