Question 1

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  False

Question 2

It is common for an individual to experience an episode of mania without an accompanying depression at some point in their life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The most enduring cognitive theory of the mood disorders was developed by Beck.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Less severe or brief episodes of mania are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)   automanic.
B)   hypermanic.
C)   schizo-manic.
D)   petit-manic.
E)   hypomanic.

Question 5

Define dysthymia and cyclothymia. Provide one similarity (other than the fact that they are both mood disorders) and one difference between the two.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Up to _________ percent of people who completed suicide suffered from major depression.

Accepted Answer

A)   10
B)   20
C)   30
D)   50
E)   70

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)   5-10
B)   10-15
C)   15-20
D)   20-25

Question 8

Which of the following approaches to treatments emphasizes role transitions (e.g., leaving home for university, becoming a parent)?

Accepted Answer

A)   behavioural
B)   cognitive
C)   cognitive-behavioural
D)   interpersonal
E)   psychodynamic

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

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 dysthymia

Question 11

With regard to bipolar disorder, DSM-5 will require 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.

Question 12

Research showing that there is nothing special about five (DSM) symptoms rather than four or two weeks duration rather than three supports a dimensional model of depression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Research findings that depressed individuals actually contribute to the occurrence of interpersonal conflict through maladaptive interpersonal behaviors supports the

Accepted Answer

A)   negative feedback hypothesis.
B)   conflict generation hypothesis.
C)   dsythymic disorder.
D)   life stress perspective.
E)   stress generation hypothesis.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Traditionally, __________ is the treatment for bipolar disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)   lithium
B)   Celexa
C)   Prozac
D)   Elavil
E)   clomipramine

Question 16

Post-mortem studies of people who have committed suicide have found consistent evidence for a hypoactive __________ system.

Accepted Answer

A)   serotonin
B)   dopamine
C)   norepinephrine
D)   melatonin
E)   epinephrine

Question 17

Psychodynamic theorists no longer relate depression to unmet needs during the oral stage of development but do still emphasize the __________ relationship and evidence that ____________ confers increased risk for depression.

Accepted Answer

A)   primary; loss of that relationship
B)   parent-child; neglectful or abusive parenting
C)   mother-child; dismissing attachment style
D)   mother-child; early modeling of aggressive behavior
E)   parent-child; difficult temperament at age 18 months

Question 18

__________ 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

Question 19

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

Question 20

Research suggests that those with the highest genetic risk for depression are more than twice as likely to develop depression in the face of stress than those at a lower genetic risk.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Mood Disorders and Suicide

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.

It is common for an individual to experience an episode of mania without an accompanying depression at some point in their life.

The most enduring cognitive theory of the mood disorders was developed by Beck.

Less severe or brief episodes of mania are referred to as

Define dysthymia and cyclothymia. Provide one similarity (other than the fact that they are both mood disorders) and one difference between the two.

Up to _________ percent of people who completed suicide suffered from major depression.

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

Which of the following approaches to treatments emphasizes role transitions (e.g., leaving home for university, becoming a parent) ?

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

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

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

Research showing that there is nothing special about five (DSM) symptoms rather than four or two weeks duration rather than three supports a dimensional model of depression.

Research findings that depressed individuals actually contribute to the occurrence of interpersonal conflict through maladaptive interpersonal behaviors supports the

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

Traditionally, __________ is the treatment for bipolar disorder.

Post-mortem studies of people who have committed suicide have found consistent evidence for a hypoactive __________ system.

Psychodynamic theorists no longer relate depression to unmet needs during the oral stage of development but do still emphasize the relationship and evidence that __ confers increased risk for depression.

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

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

Research suggests that those with the highest genetic risk for depression are more than twice as likely to develop depression in the face of stress than those at a lower genetic risk.