Question 1

Psychoanalytic views of mood disorders focus on the analogy between depression and

Accepted Answer

A)  oedipal strivings. 
B)  mourning. 
C)  anal fixation. 
D)  attachment.

Question 2

Peter goes to his university counseling center for evaluation and treatment of depressive symptoms. The most successful treatment will likely be:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cognitive-behavioural therapy 
B)  Anti-depressant medication 
C)  Relaxation training 
D)  A & C

Question 3

According to a recent Canadian study (Haggarty et al., 2002), which of the following regions would be most likely to suffer from seasonal affective disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Western Canada 
B)  Eastern Canada 
C)  Central Canada 
D)  Northern Canada

Question 4

Studies of neurochemistry and suicide have found low levels of ____________ in suicide victims.

Accepted Answer

A)  Norepinephrine metabolites 
B)  Tricyclic metabolites 
C)  Serotonin metabolites 
D)  MAO inhibitors

Question 5

Gotlib and colleagues (1989) found that the onset of postpartum depression was predicted by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Excessive levels of warmth from parents 
B)  Level of depression during the pregnancy 
C)  Level of depression prior to the pregnancy 
D)  Nutrition during pregnancy and social factors

Question 6

Norepinephrine and serotonin are

Accepted Answer

A)  the two parts of the autonomic nervous system. 
B)  antidepressant medications. 
C)  neurotransmitters. 
D)  structures in the limbic system.

Question 7

Oquendo et al. (2008) stated that _____ in high risk groups often goes unidentified by assessing clinicians.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychotic symptoms 
B)  depression 
C)  suicidality 
D)  all of the above

Question 8

"Tuning in" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Suicidal people restricting their attention to negative self-characteristics 
B)  Developing a sense of empathy for suicidal people 
C)  The improvement in mood that sometimes gives a suicidal person enough energy to carry out the suicide 
D)  Drug-induced states that facilitate self-injurious behaviour by restricting the person's ability to cognitively consider long-term consequences

Question 9

The physical condition ___________ is thought to have influenced the suicides of both hockey and football players.

Accepted Answer

A)  Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) 
B)  Concussion 
C)  Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CT
E)  
D)  Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTS
D)

Question 10

Starr and Davila (2009) identified a form of interpersonal rumination which is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Co-brooding 
B)  Co-rumination 
C)  Friendship rumination 
D)  Friendship brooding

Question 11

There are gender differences in suicide attempts and completions. Which gender does which more often? Why is there a gender difference?

Accepted Answer

The answer of There are gender differences in suicide attempts...

Question 12

Research investigating the effects of medication upon depression is now focusing upon:

Accepted Answer

A)  How side effects of the medication play a role in the reduction of depression. 
B)  The effects upon the postsynaptic site during medication trials. 
C)  Glucose metabolism changes due to medication withdrawal. 
D)  The joint effects of hormonal regulation and medication administration.

Question 13

University of British Columbia researchers Lam and Levitt (1999) have found which of the following about the effectiveness of phototherapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Phototherapy improves SAD and associated symptoms. 
B)  Phototherapy alleviates SAD but not the associated suicidal tendencies. 
C)  Phototherapy alleviates associated symptoms of SAD such as suicidal tendencies but not the disorder itself. 
D)  Phototherapy is only occasionally successful in treating SAD.

Question 14

A criticism in the current formulations of helplessness/hopelessness depression theories is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  It uses circular reasoning to suggest that hopelessness depression is caused by hopelessness. 
B)  The findings may not be specific to depression. 
C)  The depressive attributional style tend to disappear when depression remits 
D)  All of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is correct regarding lost work days?

Accepted Answer

A)  Major depression leads to more lost work days than bipolar disorder 
B)  Bipolar disorder leads to more lost work days than major depression 
C)  Major depression and bipolar disorder lead to approximately the same number of lost work days 
D)  Mood disorders do not typically associate with lost work

Question 16

Compare Beck's cognitive theory of depression with the current Learned Helplessness/Hopelessness theories.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare Beck's cognitive theory of depression with...

Question 17

Reduced light causes decreases in _______ neurons, which is thought to contribute to the experience of seasonal affective disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)  serotonin 
B)  dopamine 
C)  GABA 
D)  epinephrine

Question 18

Kathleen experiences pretty wild mood swings regularly. She always seems like she's up or down, but rarely, if ever, stable. Her symptoms are consistent with both depression and mania. She is most likely experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A)  Melancholia 
B)  Mixed episode 
C)  Cyclothymic disorder 
D)  Psychotic features

Question 19

Katherine was presented with a difficult puzzle to solve that was, in fact, unsolvable. When she was later given a very simple puzzle, she was unable to solve it. This is an example in support of which theory of depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychoanalytic 
B)  Interpersonal 
C)  Beck's cognitive 
D)  Learned helplessness

Question 20

Research by Mongrain and Leather (2006) showed that _____ and _____ interact to predict the recurrence of depression in graduate students.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-criticism; previous major depression episodes 
B)  self-criticism; maladaptive dependency 
C)  maladaptive dependency; previous major depression episodes 
D)  none of the above

Exam 8: Mood Disorders and Suicide