Exam 8: Depressive Disorders and Suicide

Brain imaging techniques have shown that depressed individuals have fewer

Brown and Harris found that early childhood loss,such as the loss of a parent before age twelve,is a powerful predictor of depression in adulthood.

The discovery of drugs with antidepressant properties occurred through accidental observation that certain forms of medication used to treatinduced depression-like symptoms in patients.

The goal of cognitive-behavioural treatment for depression is to identify and resolve unconscious conflict.

Which of the following was NOT discussed in the text as a method in cognitive- behavioural therapy for depression?

Approximatelypercent of the 70 percent of new mothers who experience depression and mood swings after childbirth is diagnosed with mood disorder with postpartum onset.

What is seasonal affective disorder? What hormone is implicated in it,and how is it best treated?

List,define and distinguish between the two broad categories of mood disorders.

Which of the following is not one of Beck's cognitive distortions described in the text?

List,define and provide and example of two of the common types of cognitive distortions listed in the text which occur in the context of depression.

In Beck's model of depression,the diathesis is

Pharmacotherapy is generally considered effective for aboutpercent of people.

One controversial meta-analysis found that anti-depressant medication was

Nearlypercent of people with major depression have suffered at least one severe loss event prior to onset of their depression.