Exam 6: Mood Disorders and Suicide

Which psychotropic medication is MOST commonly used for the treatment of bipolar disorder?

Ricky's friends believe that the major depressive disorder he experiences shields him from "putting himself out there"-that is, from social embarrassment or rejection. The disorder also allows him to recruit his friends' help in completing such activities of daily living as grocery shopping and house cleaning. Ricky's friends seem to endorse the ______ approach to depression.

Approximately ______ of the adults who commit suicide would meet diagnostic criteria for a mental disorder.

In ______, an electrical current is passed through the brain for a brief period as a treatment for depression.

The overall effectiveness of antidepressant medication in adults is about 50%.

Consider these statements: (1) Relatives of those with major depressive disorder are at increased risk for mania, and (2) relatives of those with mania are at increased risk for depression. Which of these statements is/are true?

According to the ______ theory, an individual must have the desire to die as well as the ability to kill themselves in order for suicide to occur.

In the 40 years since the cognitive model of depression was developed, brain imaging techniques have shown the model to be largely inaccurate.

Elaine feels that her life is empty. She has lost interest in her career and hobbies, and she wonders if she would be better off dead. She is MOST likely suffering from ______ disorder.

The adrenal cortex releases a hormone called ______ in response to stress.

For the past four weeks, Nan has been feeling lethargic and worthless. Her friends are worried because she no longer shows interest in her normal social activities. A clinician using the DSM-5 would MOST likely diagnose Nan as suffering from ______.

Major depressive disorder is one of the most economically costly disorders.

In bipolar disorder, a state of ______ is the opposite of the state of depression.

The hormone ______ is released in the adrenal cortex in response to stress.

Antidepressant medication decreases activity in the brain's ______.

Having one or more parents with major depressive disorder ______ one's risk of developing the disorder by a factor of ______.

______ therapy focuses on helping individuals with depression learn to evaluate the validity and utility of their thoughts.

One risk factor for suicide is

A clinician would describe clients who think often of killing themselves as experiencing suicidal ______.

______ therapy appears to be the MOST effect intervention for military personnel who express suicidal ideation or who attempt suicide.