Question 1

Discuss the relationship between depression and anxiety.

Accepted Answer

Research suggests that almost all depressed patients are anxious,but not all anxious patients are depressed.It appears that while anhedonia is key to depression,the key to anxiety is the experience of autonomic activation,which can also occur in depressed people.Research in this area suggests that we may eventually need to rethink our diagnostic criteria to combine anxiety and the mood disorders into one larger category.

Question 2

Side effects of the tricyclic antidepressants include _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)   weight loss
B)   excessive urination
C)   sexual dysfunction
D)   insomnia C

Question 3

Which of the following is TRUE of depression in the elderly?

Accepted Answer

A)   Being depressed triples the risk of death in the elderly.
B)   Suicide rates are the second highest of any age group due to depression.
C)   The prevalence of depression is almost equal among elderly men and women.
D)   All of the above C

Question 4

The "rapid cycling" specifier is added to the diagnosis of bipolar disorder when a patient has had at least ________ manic or depressive episodes within a year.

Accepted Answer

A)   2
B)   4
C)   6
D)   8

Question 5

Recently,there has been considerable interest in ____________ as an herbal treatment for depression.

Accepted Answer

A)   Milk Thistle
B)   St. John's Wort (hypericum) 
C)   Ginkgo Biloba
D)   Saw Palmetto

Question 6

All of the following statements are true about ECT EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   electric shock is administered directly to the brain for less than a second.
B)   patient response to antidepressant medication is poor.
C)   for severely depressed patients with psychotic features, approximately 25% of those not responding to medication will benefit.
D)   ECT treatments are administered every other day for a total of 6 to 10 treatments.

Question 7

Symptoms of severe depression are generally NOT considered a psychological disorder when they are associated with ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a grief reaction
B)   a manic episode
C)   anxiety
D)   thoughts of suicide

Question 8

____________ is the only country that has a higher suicide rate for women than for men.

Accepted Answer

A)   China
B)   Africa
C)   The United States
D)   Taiwan

Question 9

A common characteristic of depression in boys is ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   aggression
B)   passiveness
C)   shyness
D)   coping behavior

Question 10

Although glorifying and romanticizing suicide in the media contributes to copycat suicides,it is more likely that the person copying the suicide is

Accepted Answer

A)   just doing it for attention.
B)   vulnerable due to an existing psychological disorder.
C)   not really serious about the suicide attempt.
D)   trying to impress others.

Question 11

Andy is currently completing a chemical formula that he knows will cure cancer.Shortly before,he had submitted a book to a publisher and was sure that it would become a bestseller.For several weeks prior to this,he was bedridden,morose,had no energy,and lacked any spontaneity.He never left his bed and had to be cared for by his family.Andy's diagnosis is ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   major depressive disorder
B)   dysthymic disorder
C)   bipolar I
D)   bipolar II

Question 12

Stressful events are strongly related to the onset of ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   depression
B)   bipolar disorder
C)   both
D)   neither

Question 13

Suicide associated with bipolar disorder usually occurs during

Accepted Answer

A)   a manic phase.
B)   depressive episode.
C)   either phase
D)   between phases

Question 14

In regard to the terms used to differentiate mood disorders,cyclothymic is to dysthymic as

Accepted Answer

A)   bipolar is to major depressive.
B)   manic is to hypomanic.
C)   major depressive is to bipolar.
D)   bipolar I is to bipolar II.

Question 15

Which of the following statements is accurate regarding the relationship between anxiety and depression?

Accepted Answer

A)   Many depressed patients are or have been anxious and many anxious patients are or have been depressed.
B)   Cognitive content (thinking)  is more negative in anxious patients than in those with depression.
C)   A core symptom of anxiety is the inability to experience pleasure.
D)   Anxiety is often preceded by an episode of major depression.

Question 16

Milton has been mildly depressed for many years.Just recently,however,his depression deepened,and he was severely depressed for about three months.His deep depression then lifted and he was once again mildly depressed.Milton

Accepted Answer

A)   will be easier to treat now that the severe depression is resolved.
B)   will quickly respond to treatment and will recover completely from his depression.
C)   will require a longer and more intense course of treatment to maintain a normal mood state.
D)   will require treatment for the rest of his life.

Question 17

In regard to mood disorders,there are additional criteria called specifiers that are used to determine length of treatment and prognosis.Which of the following is a longitudinal course specifier?

Accepted Answer

A)   Anhedonia
B)   Catelepsy
C)   Postpartum onset
D)   Interepisode recovery

Question 18

Bipolar II disorder consists of

Accepted Answer

A)   depression with hypomanic disorders.
B)   depression with anxiety.
C)   depression with mania.
D)   depression with dysthymia.

Question 19

When individuals who are biologically vulnerable to depression place themselves in high-risk stressful environments,it is called

Accepted Answer

A)   humoral theory.
B)   the cognitive-behavioral model.
C)   the reciprocal gene-environment model.
D)   a stress-depression linkage effect.

Question 20

During a dysphoric manic episode,the patient experiences mania and ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   schizophrenia
B)   confusion
C)   anxiety and depression
D)   anger

Exam 7: Mood Disorders And Suicide