Exam 6: Mood Disorders and Suicide

Almost all adults who commit suicide would meet the criteria for a mental disorder were they alive.

Olympia and Helena are identical twins. Olympia has been diagnosed with bipolar I disorder. Helena is at an increased risk not only for bipolar disorder but also ______.

______ developed the cognitive model of depression.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been shown to be particularly effective for treating depression among ______.

The table below lists one risk factor for suicide and one protective factor against suicide. Complete the table by listing five additional risk and five additional protective factors.

Depressive symptoms must be present for a diagnosis of

Neuroscience research is finding that bipolar disorder is associated with heightened activity in the ______ cortex.

Please describe the macrophage theory of depression. To what extent is the theory supported empirically?

Which psychological treatment for depression focuses on past experiences and important relationships?

______ is NOT among the factors associated with suicide in the military.

Which treatment for major depressive disorder is more effective at preventing relapse: antidepressant medication or cognitive behavioral therapy?

Mania and melancholia have been linked as a single disorder since the ______ century.

Acceptable treatments for bipolar disorder ALWAYS include ______.

Which statement is evidence suggesting that depression is NOT the result of a novel reaction of the nervous system to the modern environment?

The relationship between depression symptom severity and cortical thickness is BEST described as ______.

The ______ theory suggests that cytokine malfunction may be involved in depression.

Paul has a job interview but decides to not go because he believes that nothing will work for him. This belief is primarily an example of ______.

Olivia enters a room, and a couple across the room starts laughing. She believes they are laughing at her. This belief that everything relates to her is primarily an example of ______.

Prozac (fluoxetine) is an example of which type of antidepressant medication?

Which statement is NOT true regarding familial major depressive disorder (MDD), as compared with nonfamilial MDD?