Question 1

A sophisticated prospective study of the role of stressful life events in bipolar disorder by Ellicott, Hammen, and colleagues found that

Accepted Answer

A)  low levels of stress protected an individual against manic episodes. 
B)  stress did not play a lesser role with the occurrence of more episodes. 
C)  high levels of stress were not associated with the occurrence of manic or depressive episodes. 
D)  low levels of stress protected an individual against depressive episodes. 
A)  low levels of stress protected an individual against manic episodes. 
B)  stress did not play a lesser role with the occurrence of more episodes. 
C)  high levels of stress were not associated with the occurrence of manic or depressive episodes. 
D)  low levels of stress protected an individual against depressive episodes.

Question 2

A major depressive episode is considered to be __________ when the symptoms do not remit for over 2 years.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A major depressive episode is considered to...

Question 3

Which of the following is a symptom of major depressive disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Checking and rechecking things 
B)  Considerable appetite and weight gain 
C)  Running thoughts 
D)  Impulsive spending 
A)  Checking and rechecking things 
B)  Considerable appetite and weight gain 
C)  Running thoughts 
D)  Impulsive spending

Question 4

What is the most important characteristic used to distinguish dysthymia from major depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  The length of time the person has had the symptoms. 
B)  How severe the symptoms are. 
C)  Whether there are occasional brief periods of normal moods during the disorder. 
D)  The types of symptoms the person has. 
A)  The length of time the person has had the symptoms. 
B)  How severe the symptoms are. 
C)  Whether there are occasional brief periods of normal moods during the disorder. 
D)  The types of symptoms the person has.

Question 5

A rapid return of symptoms immediately after drug treatment is terminated is a common example of ________; a return to depressive symptoms after a period of spontaneous remission of symptoms is called a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  melancholia; recurrence 
B)  recurrence; relapse 
C)  relapse; recurrence 
D)  mood-congruent depression; mood-incongruent depression 
A)  melancholia; recurrence 
B)  recurrence; relapse 
C)  relapse; recurrence 
D)  mood-congruent depression; mood-incongruent depression

Question 6

What is anaclitic depression?

Accepted Answer

Anaclitic depression or despair is a for

Question 7

Which of the following neurochemical profiles has been associated with manic episodes?

Accepted Answer

A)  High serotonin, high norepinephrine, high dopamine 
B)  Low serotonin, high norepinephrine, high dopamine 
C)  Low serotonin, low norepinephrine, high dopamine 
D)  Low serotonin, high norepinephrine, low dopamine 
A)  High serotonin, high norepinephrine, high dopamine 
B)  Low serotonin, high norepinephrine, high dopamine 
C)  Low serotonin, low norepinephrine, high dopamine 
D)  Low serotonin, high norepinephrine, low dopamine

Question 8

What are the four phases of the grieving process?

Accepted Answer

The normal response to the loss of spous

Question 9

Which of the following is most likely to attempt suicide?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 25-year-old single man 
B)  A 25-year-old single woman 
C)  A 25-year-old divorced man 
D)  A 25-year-old divorced woman 
A)  A 25-year-old single man 
B)  A 25-year-old single woman 
C)  A 25-year-old divorced man 
D)  A 25-year-old divorced woman

Question 10

Reynaldo has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The most effective drug for him is

Accepted Answer

A)  one that will increase his dopamine levels. 
B)  one that will counteract the effect of sodium in his nerve cells. 
C)  lithium. 
D)  dexamethasone. 
A)  one that will increase his dopamine levels. 
B)  one that will counteract the effect of sodium in his nerve cells. 
C)  lithium. 
D)  dexamethasone.

Question 11

Which of the following is most likely to be seen in children who are at risk for depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decreased left hemisphere activity 
B)  Decreased right hemisphere activity 
C)  Increased serotonin levels 
D)  Increased GABA levels 
A)  Decreased left hemisphere activity 
B)  Decreased right hemisphere activity 
C)  Increased serotonin levels 
D)  Increased GABA levels

Question 12

Bipolar disorder is to major depression as ________ is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  dysthymia; cyclothymia 
B)  cyclothymia; dysthymia 
C)  mania; hypomania 
D)  hypomania; mania 
A)  dysthymia; cyclothymia 
B)  cyclothymia; dysthymia 
C)  mania; hypomania 
D)  hypomania; mania

Question 13

Brittany came to a therapist complaining that she just doesn't enjoy life lately. She says that for the past couple of months, she finds she just doesn't feel like doing the things that she used to love to do. She has also lost a lot of weight and sleeps much more than usual but still feels tired all the time. She says she just can't concentrate on anything. However, she denies feeling sad. Brittany's most likely diagnosis is

Accepted Answer

A)  dysthymic disorder. 
B)  bipolar II disorder. 
C)  major depressive disorder. 
D)  She has no disorder. 
A)  dysthymic disorder. 
B)  bipolar II disorder. 
C)  major depressive disorder. 
D)  She has no disorder.

Question 14

Which of the following reactions to poor test performance suggests a cognitive diathesis for depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  I'll do better next time. 
B)  I'll never understand this. 
C)  Why didn't I study more? 
D)  That test was way too hard. 
A)  I'll do better next time. 
B)  I'll never understand this. 
C)  Why didn't I study more? 
D)  That test was way too hard.

Question 15

Two months after her husband's death, Connie was still not herself. She often forgot to feed the dog, was late for work on a regular basis, and had not yet thrown out his clothes. Which of the following diagnoses would apply to Connie?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adjustment disorder with depressed mood 
B)  Dysthymia 
C)  Postpartum depression 
D)  Connie does not have a disorder. 
A)  Adjustment disorder with depressed mood 
B)  Dysthymia 
C)  Postpartum depression 
D)  Connie does not have a disorder.

Question 16

Which of the following is most likely is most likely to attempt, but not complete, suicide?

Accepted Answer

A)  14-year-old Joan who has been depressed since her parent's divorce 
B)  Charlie, a 16-year-old with a history of petty crimes 
C)  12-year-old Paul who receives constant rejection from the girls at school and has an overprotective mother 
D)  Crystal, a 14-year-old substance abusing teen who has been diagnosed with attention deficit disorder 
A)  14-year-old Joan who has been depressed since her parent's divorce 
B)  Charlie, a 16-year-old with a history of petty crimes 
C)  12-year-old Paul who receives constant rejection from the girls at school and has an overprotective mother 
D)  Crystal, a 14-year-old substance abusing teen who has been diagnosed with attention deficit disorder

Question 17

The average duration of an untreated episode of depression is

Accepted Answer

A)  6-9 months. 
B)  1 year. 
C)  2 years. 
D)  unknown as individuals not seeking treatment haven't been studied. 
A)  6-9 months. 
B)  1 year. 
C)  2 years. 
D)  unknown as individuals not seeking treatment haven't been studied.

Question 18

Which of the following is a hormonal abnormality associated with both bipolar disorder and unipolar depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decreased thyroid hormone levels 
B)  Increased thyroid hormone levels 
C)  Decreased cortisol levels 
D)  Increased cortisol levels 
A)  Decreased thyroid hormone levels 
B)  Increased thyroid hormone levels 
C)  Decreased cortisol levels 
D)  Increased cortisol levels

Question 19

Which statement about the risk of suicide is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Depressed people are no more likely to commit suicide than nondepressed people. 
B)  The risk of suicide is greatest at the lowest point in a depression. 
C)  About half of people who complete suicide do so during or in the recovery phase of a depressive episode. 
D)  Suicide is most likely when a person in a manic episode is getting "high." 
A)  Depressed people are no more likely to commit suicide than nondepressed people. 
B)  The risk of suicide is greatest at the lowest point in a depression. 
C)  About half of people who complete suicide do so during or in the recovery phase of a depressive episode. 
D)  Suicide is most likely when a person in a manic episode is getting "high."

Question 20

Which of the following statements is supported by research on the role of genetic influences in unipolar disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  The more severe the depressive disorder, the greater the genetic contribution. 
B)  Twin studies do not consistently find evidence of an inherited susceptibility to depression. 
C)  Genes play a more significant causal role in bipolar disorders than they do in unipolar disorders. 
D)  Bipolar and unipolar disorders are equally heritable. 
A)  The more severe the depressive disorder, the greater the genetic contribution. 
B)  Twin studies do not consistently find evidence of an inherited susceptibility to depression. 
C)  Genes play a more significant causal role in bipolar disorders than they do in unipolar disorders. 
D)  Bipolar and unipolar disorders are equally heritable.

A sophisticated prospective study of the role of stressful life events in bipolar disorder by Ellicott, Hammen, and colleagues found that

A major depressive episode is considered to be __________ when the symptoms do not remit for over 2 years.

Which of the following is a symptom of major depressive disorder?

What is the most important characteristic used to distinguish dysthymia from major depression?

A rapid return of symptoms immediately after drug treatment is terminated is a common example of ; a return to depressive symptoms after a period of spontaneous remission of symptoms is called a .

What is anaclitic depression?

Which of the following neurochemical profiles has been associated with manic episodes?

What are the four phases of the grieving process?

Which of the following is most likely to attempt suicide?

Reynaldo has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The most effective drug for him is

Which of the following is most likely to be seen in children who are at risk for depression?

Bipolar disorder is to major depression as is to .

Which of the following reactions to poor test performance suggests a cognitive diathesis for depression?

Two months after her husband's death, Connie was still not herself. She often forgot to feed the dog, was late for work on a regular basis, and had not yet thrown out his clothes. Which of the following diagnoses would apply to Connie?

Which of the following is most likely is most likely to attempt, but not complete, suicide?

The average duration of an untreated episode of depression is

Which of the following is a hormonal abnormality associated with both bipolar disorder and unipolar depression?

Which statement about the risk of suicide is true?

Which of the following statements is supported by research on the role of genetic influences in unipolar disorder?

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A sophisticated prospective study of the role of stressful life events in bipolar disorder by Ellicott, Hammen, and colleagues found that

A major depressive episode is considered to be __________ when the symptoms do not remit for over 2 years.

Which of the following is a symptom of major depressive disorder?

What is the most important characteristic used to distinguish dysthymia from major depression?

A rapid return of symptoms immediately after drug treatment is terminated is a common example of ________; a return to depressive symptoms after a period of spontaneous remission of symptoms is called a ________.

What is anaclitic depression?

Which of the following neurochemical profiles has been associated with manic episodes?

What are the four phases of the grieving process?

Which of the following is most likely to attempt suicide?

Reynaldo has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The most effective drug for him is

Which of the following is most likely to be seen in children who are at risk for depression?

Bipolar disorder is to major depression as ________ is to ________.

Which of the following reactions to poor test performance suggests a cognitive diathesis for depression?

Two months after her husband's death, Connie was still not herself. She often forgot to feed the dog, was late for work on a regular basis, and had not yet thrown out his clothes. Which of the following diagnoses would apply to Connie?

Which of the following is most likely is most likely to attempt, but not complete, suicide?

The average duration of an untreated episode of depression is

Which of the following is a hormonal abnormality associated with both bipolar disorder and unipolar depression?

Which statement about the risk of suicide is true?

Which of the following statements is supported by research on the role of genetic influences in unipolar disorder?

Abnormal Psychology: an Overview

Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

Causal Factors and Viewpoints

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Stress and Physical and Mental Health

Panic, Anxiety, and Their Disorders

Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders

Eating Disorders and Obesity

Personality Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Sexual Variants, Abuse, and Dysfunctions

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Therapy

Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

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A rapid return of symptoms immediately after drug treatment is terminated is a common example of ; a return to depressive symptoms after a period of spontaneous remission of symptoms is called a .

Bipolar disorder is to major depression as is to .