Question 1

Which of the following words is most descriptive of manic episodes?

Accepted Answer

A) calm 
B) content 
C) restrained 
D) pensive 
E) flamboyant 
A) calm 
B) content 
C) restrained 
D) pensive 
E) flamboyant

Question 2

Which of the following was mentioned by the text as one of the two important criteria for a diagnosis of a clinical mood disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) substance abuse 
B) chemical imbalance in the brain 
C) implications 
D) presence of dependent personality disorder 
E) duration 
A) substance abuse 
B) chemical imbalance in the brain 
C) implications 
D) presence of dependent personality disorder 
E) duration

Question 3

List and briefly define activity scheduling and behavioural experiments.

Accepted Answer

Common to all: aspects of cognitive-beha

Question 4

Along with a 4 percent infanticide rate,postpartum psychosis has apercent suicide rate.

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 6 
C) 4 
D) 2 
E) 3 
A) 5 
B) 6 
C) 4 
D) 2 
E) 3

Question 5

The exact mechanism by which transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)produces its beneficial results is largely unknown.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Research findings are consistent in showing that Seasonal Affective Disorder is caused by melatonin dysregulation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The prevalence of seasonal affective disorder is greater where there

Accepted Answer

A) are long summers. 
B) is less seasonal variation in hours of sunlight. 
C) is more seasonal variation in hours of sunlight. 
D) is very little snow. 
E) are colder temperatures. 
A) are long summers. 
B) is less seasonal variation in hours of sunlight. 
C) is more seasonal variation in hours of sunlight. 
D) is very little snow. 
E) are colder temperatures.

Question 8

Robert Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy (1621)described psychological and social causes for depression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Roman physician Hippocrates was the among first to extend the ideas on the relationship between emotional temperament (such as depression)and bodily fluids called humours first proposed by Galen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following words is NOT a type of course of depression?

Accepted Answer

A) single episode with full inter-episode recovery 
B) double episode with partial inter-episode recovery 
C) recurrent with full inter-episode recovery 
D) chronic 
E) recurrent,without full inter-episode recovery,superimposed on persistent depressive disorder 
A) single episode with full inter-episode recovery 
B) double episode with partial inter-episode recovery 
C) recurrent with full inter-episode recovery 
D) chronic 
E) recurrent,without full inter-episode recovery,superimposed on persistent depressive disorder

Question 11

In Hippocrates' time,depression was thought to result from an excess of-------------from the spleen.

Accepted Answer

A) yellow bile 
B) phlegm 
C) blood 
D) black bile 
E) orange bile 
A) yellow bile 
B) phlegm 
C) blood 
D) black bile 
E) orange bile

Question 12

With regard to bipolar disorder,DSM-5 requires the clinician to specify

Accepted Answer

A) the current or most recent episode - as manic vs.hypomanic vs.depressed. 
B) the nature and severity of sleep disturbance during depressive and manic episodes. 
C) whether there is insight and distress about manic symptoms. 
D) the severity of the most recent manic episode. 
E) the nature and degree of social dysfunction during most recent manic episode. 
A) the current or most recent episode - as manic vs.hypomanic vs.depressed. 
B) the nature and severity of sleep disturbance during depressive and manic episodes. 
C) whether there is insight and distress about manic symptoms. 
D) the severity of the most recent manic episode. 
E) the nature and degree of social dysfunction during most recent manic episode.

Question 13

therapy emphasizes that depression often arises as a result of disruptions in an individual's social adjustment.

Accepted Answer

A) Behavioural 
B) Cognitive-behavioural 
C) Cognitive 
D) Interpersonal 
E) Psychodynamic 
A) Behavioural 
B) Cognitive-behavioural 
C) Cognitive 
D) Interpersonal 
E) Psychodynamic

Question 14

Dividing events into a dichotomy of either all bad or all good is example of which cognitive distortion found in depressed people?

Accepted Answer

A) arbitrary inference 
B) all-or-none thinking 
C) selective abstraction 
D) negative bias 
E) overgeneralization 
A) arbitrary inference 
B) all-or-none thinking 
C) selective abstraction 
D) negative bias 
E) overgeneralization

Question 15

Beck's greatest insight with regard to depression is that

Accepted Answer

A) one's emotional response is determined by one's cognitive abilities and type. 
B) the effectiveness of coping depends on confidence and levels of self-esteem. 
C) the effectiveness of coping depends on accuracy of cognitive schemata. 
D) one's emotional response is determined by one's appraisal and evaluation. 
E) one's emotional response is determined by one's learning history with that stressor. 
A) one's emotional response is determined by one's cognitive abilities and type. 
B) the effectiveness of coping depends on confidence and levels of self-esteem. 
C) the effectiveness of coping depends on accuracy of cognitive schemata. 
D) one's emotional response is determined by one's appraisal and evaluation. 
E) one's emotional response is determined by one's learning history with that stressor.

Question 16

An experimental procedure that uses magnetic fields to alter brain activity is called

Accepted Answer

A) ECT. 
B) VNS. 
C) CBT. 
D) FFT. 
E) TMS. 
A) ECT. 
B) VNS. 
C) CBT. 
D) FFT. 
E) TMS.

Question 17

Beck referred to the negative thoughts depressed people often have about the future,the world and themselves as a

Accepted Answer

A) negative cognitive triangle. 
B) distorted cognitive triad. 
C) depressive cognitive triangle. 
D) negative cognitive triad. 
E) triple negative triad. 
A) negative cognitive triangle. 
B) distorted cognitive triad. 
C) depressive cognitive triangle. 
D) negative cognitive triad. 
E) triple negative triad.

Question 18

A number of studies have reported a significant association between hopelessness and suicide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Recent biochemical theories of depression have examined the role of the postsynaptic receptor in the etiology of depression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Canadian psychodynamic theorist Sidney Blatt discusses two personality patterns:
Andwhich have been shown to be predictors of depression in the face of stress.

Accepted Answer

A) dependency and self-criticism 
B) aggression-hostility; obsessionality 
C) pessimism; listlessness 
D) brooding; critical / blaming 
E) gloominess; listlessness 
A) dependency and self-criticism 
B) aggression-hostility; obsessionality 
C) pessimism; listlessness 
D) brooding; critical / blaming 
E) gloominess; listlessness

Which of the following words is most descriptive of manic episodes?

Which of the following was mentioned by the text as one of the two important criteria for a diagnosis of a clinical mood disorder?

List and briefly define activity scheduling and behavioural experiments.

Along with a 4 percent infanticide rate,postpartum psychosis has apercent suicide rate.

The exact mechanism by which transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)produces its beneficial results is largely unknown.

Research findings are consistent in showing that Seasonal Affective Disorder is caused by melatonin dysregulation.

The prevalence of seasonal affective disorder is greater where there

Robert Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy (1621)described psychological and social causes for depression.

The Roman physician Hippocrates was the among first to extend the ideas on the relationship between emotional temperament (such as depression)and bodily fluids called humours first proposed by Galen.

Which of the following words is NOT a type of course of depression?

In Hippocrates' time,depression was thought to result from an excess of-------------from the spleen.

With regard to bipolar disorder,DSM-5 requires the clinician to specify

therapy emphasizes that depression often arises as a result of disruptions in an individual's social adjustment.

Dividing events into a dichotomy of either all bad or all good is example of which cognitive distortion found in depressed people?

Beck's greatest insight with regard to depression is that

An experimental procedure that uses magnetic fields to alter brain activity is called

Beck referred to the negative thoughts depressed people often have about the future,the world and themselves as a

A number of studies have reported a significant association between hopelessness and suicide.

Recent biochemical theories of depression have examined the role of the postsynaptic receptor in the etiology of depression.

Canadian psychodynamic theorist Sidney Blatt discusses two personality patterns: Andwhich have been shown to be predictors of depression in the face of stress.

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Exam 8: Depressive Disorders and Suicide

Which of the following words is most descriptive of manic episodes?

Which of the following was mentioned by the text as one of the two important criteria for a diagnosis of a clinical mood disorder?

List and briefly define activity scheduling and behavioural experiments.

Along with a 4 percent infanticide rate,postpartum psychosis has apercent suicide rate.

The exact mechanism by which transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)produces its beneficial results is largely unknown.

Research findings are consistent in showing that Seasonal Affective Disorder is caused by melatonin dysregulation.

The prevalence of seasonal affective disorder is greater where there

Robert Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy (1621)described psychological and social causes for depression.

The Roman physician Hippocrates was the among first to extend the ideas on the relationship between emotional temperament (such as depression)and bodily fluids called humours first proposed by Galen.

Which of the following words is NOT a type of course of depression?

In Hippocrates' time,depression was thought to result from an excess of-------------from the spleen.

With regard to bipolar disorder,DSM-5 requires the clinician to specify

therapy emphasizes that depression often arises as a result of disruptions in an individual's social adjustment.

Dividing events into a dichotomy of either all bad or all good is example of which cognitive distortion found in depressed people?

Beck's greatest insight with regard to depression is that

An experimental procedure that uses magnetic fields to alter brain activity is called

Beck referred to the negative thoughts depressed people often have about the future,the world and themselves as a

A number of studies have reported a significant association between hopelessness and suicide.

Recent biochemical theories of depression have examined the role of the postsynaptic receptor in the etiology of depression.

Canadian psychodynamic theorist Sidney Blatt discusses two personality patterns: Andwhich have been shown to be predictors of depression in the face of stress.

Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour

Classification and Diagnosis

Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Anxiety and Related Disorders

Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual Dysfunction Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Aging and Mental Health

Therapies

Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

Mental Disorder and the Law

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