Exam 7: Mood Disorders and Suicide

Andy is currently completing a chemical formula that he knows will cure cancer. Shortly before, he had submitted a book to a publisher and was sure that it would become a bestseller. For several weeks prior to this, he was bedridden, morose, had no energy, and lacked any spontaneity. He never left his bed and had to be cared for by his family. Andy's diagnosis is .

The rapid-cycling specifier refers to an individual with bipolar disorder who experiences at least depressive episodes in a year.

In studies of bipolar patients who experience rapid cycling, it has been found that from 60% to 90% are _________.

How might a therapist use Interpersonal Therapy to help a couple reconcile their marriage?

Studies have shown that tricyclics have caused

One symptom of depression is an increase in sleeping. What other symptoms related to sleep occur in depression?

When individuals who are biologically vulnerable to depression place themselves in high-risk stressful environments, it is called

Stressful events are strongly related to the onset of .

Which of the following is not true of children diagnosed with Disruptive Dysregulation Mood Disorder?

Light Therapy for SAD has been shown to provide relief from depressive symptoms in:

"Depressive neuroses" were more formalized and named Mood Disorders beginning in the:

In about patients, cyclothymic mood swings develop into full-blown bipolar disorder.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about tricyclics?

Compare and contrast the symptoms of major depressive episode, a manic episode, persistent depressive disorder, and hypomania.