Exam 7: Mood Disorders and Suicide

Persistent depressive disorder (formerly called dysthymia) differs from major depressive disorder because people diagnosed with dysthymia have symptoms of depression that are .

The melancholic specifiers for depressive disorders include all of the following EXCEPT

In rare tragic cases, a mother suffering from major depression with peripartum onset sometimes

A child raised by depressed parents is likely to

Research has found that low serotonin levels may be implicated in suicidal behavior because they affect all of the following EXCEPT .

For individuals who had not been previously depressed, research studies indicate that a marital separation or divorce resulted in

The probability that a person will recover from a major depressive episode within 1 year approaches 90% in _________________.

Recent research suggests that an equally effective alternative to some antidepressant medications that appears to alter electrical activity in the brain may be

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

A goal of treatment for patients who have experienced major depressive disorders is delaying or preventing the next episode. In which of the following situations would this goal be LEAST important?

Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria for a manic episode:

Which of the following are true about hypomanic episodes:

Clinical studies have shown that the response rate for patients receiving at least some relief from depressive symptoms is approximately ??.

Milton has been mildly depressed for many years. Just recently, however, his depression deepened, and he was severely depressed for about three months. His deep depression then lifted and he was once again mildly depressed. Milton

Martin Seligman's theory that people become anxious and depressed because they believe that they have no control over the stress in their lives is called

In regard to the relationship between stress and depression, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT

The peripartum onset specifier is used to characterize a severe manic or depressive episode with psychotic features that occurs in a woman immediately before or after .

Bipolar II disorder consists of

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. She never fails to take care of her responsibilities, but the fact that she seems to experience mood swings that are outside the norm has been noticed by those around her. Knowing the criteria for mood disorders, you would diagnose Cynthia with .

Identify and explain the risk factors associated with suicide.