Chapter 7

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

Impulsive suicidal behavior is often a symptom of

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

Statistics on suicide indicate that approximately one-quarter to one-half of all suicides are associated with

In regard to the relationship between mood disorders and suicide, which of the following statements reflects the current thinking on this issue?

Research has found that low serotonin levels may be implicated in suicidal behavior because they affect all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following statements about suicide is correct?

Prevention of mood disorders in children and adolescents include

Interpersonal psychotherapy deals with all of the following interpersonal problems EXCEPT

Recent research (Grunhaus, et al., 2003; Janicak et al., 2002) suggests that an equally effective alternative to electroconvulsive therapy that requires no anesthesia and appears to alter electrical activity in the brain may be

All of the following statements are accurate about electroconvulsive therapy

All of the following statements are true about ECT EXCEPT

Although electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been a controversial issue for decades, it is an effective treatment for depression especially when

Although the mood-stabilizing drug lithium is the preferred treatment for bipolar disorder, patient compliance has been a problem. Patients often stop taking their lithium, even though it is effective in stabilizing their moods, because they

The antidepressant medication lithium is also referred to as a mood stabilizer because it

One of the problems encountered by psychiatrists who prescribe medication for patients with bipolar disorder is that patients often

All of the following statements about lithium therapy are true EXCEPT

A relative of yours has been diagnosed with bipolar (manic-depressive) disorder. Your family is impressed when you mention that the preferred drug for this condition is

All of the following statements about lithium therapy are true EXCEPT

All of the following are side effects of lithium therapy EXCEPT

A goal of treatment for patients who have experienced major depressive disorders is delaying or preventing the next episode. In which of the following situations would this goal be LEAST important?

With regard to treatment of mood disorders, which of the following statements is accurate?

Studies has shown that tricyclics have caused

Common side effects of antidepressants include

Clinical studies have shown that the response rate for patients receiving relief from depressive symptoms is approximately

Side effects of the tricyclic antidepressants include

Which of the following statements is TRUE about tricyclics?

The class of drugs that blocks the enzyme that breaks down norepehinephrine and serotonin is

The antidepressant medications known as imipramine (Tofranil) and amitriptyline (Elavil) are included in the class of drugs called

Which of the following is a well-known and widely used selective serotonergic reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)?

The following types of medications are all used to treat depression EXCEPT

Which of the following factors contribute to the integrative theory of depression?

With regard to social support,

Possible reasons for the higher rates of depression found in women relate to the disadvantages experienced by women in the United States such as

Possible reasons for the higher rates of depression found in women include all of the following EXCEPT

For individuals who had not been previously depressed, research studies indicate that a marital separation or divorce resulted in

In Aaron Beck's depressive cognitive triad, individuals think negatively about all of the following EXCEPT

According to recent research on the development of depression, dysfunctional attitudes (a negative outlook) and hopelessness attributes (explaining things negatively) constitute a

Negative cognitive styles are associated with a vulnerability to subsequent depression

Regarding Beck's views on depression, which of the following definitions of cognitive errors and negative schema is NOT correct?

Martin Seligman's theory that people become anxious and depressed because they believe that they have no control over the stress in their lives is called

Stressful events are strongly related to the onset of

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

In regard to the relationship between stress and depression, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT

Depressive individuals tend to exhibit

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the sleep of depressed patients?

One symptom of depression is an increase in sleeping. What other symptoms related to sleep occur in depression?

Recent research suggests that

The best conclusion about the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) for the diagnosis of depression is that

In regard to most disorders, serotonin is thought to

Current research into neurotransmitter systems has produced the "permissive"; hypothesis, which states that

Recent research suggests that

Overwhelming evidence suggests mood disorders are familial and reflect an underlyinggenetic vulnerability. Studies are now beginning to identify a small group of genes that may contribute to genetic vulnerability to some types of depression. The genetic contribution to depression falls in the range of approximately 40% for females and 20% for males.

In research looking at the biological causes of mood disorders, studies have shown that if one of a set of twins has a mood disorder, the probability that the other twin will have a mood disorder is

According to your textbook, researchers have been studying the life histories of American poets to determine if there is a relationship between creativity and

Cross-cultural research indicates that, due at least in part to appalling social and economic conditions, the prevalence of major depression is extremely high among

Being depressed __________ the risk of death in elderly patients who have had a stroke or heart attack.

Prior to the DSM-IIIR, conditions that are currently characterized as mood disorders were referred to by several different names, including all of the following EXCEPT

The physical or somatic symptoms of a major depressive disorder include

One of the symptoms of a mood disorder is called anhedonia, which means

Mood disorders can range from mild to severe; the most severe type of depression is called

Most episodes of major depression are time-limited, i.e., lasting up to ___________, if left untreated.

Which of the following is a symptom of the mood disorder known as mania?

When used in connection with mood disorders, ;flight of ideas; means

In comparing the length of untreated depressive episodes and untreated manic episodes, which of the following is an accurate statement?

A 35-year- old individual named Manny has recently formulated an elaborate plan to cure AIDS with vitamin therapy. To provide funding for this cause, he has withdrawn all the money from his bank account and purchased thousands of jars of vitamins and small boxes in which to put them. When he appeared at a hospital emergency room loudly demanding names of patients with AIDS, he himself was hospitalized for psychiatric observation. What is your diagnosis of Manny?

Unipolar mania

During a dysphoric manic episode, the patient experiences mania and

Dysphoric mania refers to a type of mood disorder in which manic episodes are

Most individuals who experience a single episode of major depressive disorder will

Debbie has been diagnosed with major depressive disorder, recurrent. She wants to know what to expect in the future regarding her condition. You tell her that according to recent research (Angst 1998, Angst and Preizig, 1996), the median lifetime number of major depressive episodes is

Dysthymic disorder differs from major depressive disorder because people diagnosed with dysthymia have symptoms of depression that are

Jack has experienced recurrent episodes of major depressive episodes. In the intervals between the episodes, he does not seem to return to ;normal.; In fact, during those periods, he has been diagnosed as dysthymic. Jack's condition is referred to as

A person who experiences a persistent depressed mood for at least 2 years but is not experiencing major depression may have

Possible reasons for the higher rates of depression found in women include all of the following EXCEPT