Question 1

Beck's greatest insight with regard to depression is that

Accepted Answer

A) one's emotional response to a situation is determined by cognitive abilities and type. 
B) the effectiveness of coping depends on confidence and levels of self-esteem. 
C) the effectiveness of coping depends on accuracy of cognitive schemata. 
D) one's emotional response to a situation is determined by one's appraisal and evaluation. 
E) one's emotional response to a situation is determined by one's learning history with that stressor. 
A) one's emotional response to a situation is determined by cognitive abilities and type. 
B) the effectiveness of coping depends on confidence and levels of self-esteem. 
C) the effectiveness of coping depends on accuracy of cognitive schemata. 
D) one's emotional response to a situation is determined by one's appraisal and evaluation. 
E) one's emotional response to a situation is determined by one's learning history with that stressor. D

Question 2

It is estimated that for every completed suicide,there are ______ suicide attempts.

Accepted Answer

A) 5-7 
B) 18-20 
C) 12-15 
D) 2-3 
E) 8-10 
A) 5-7 
B) 18-20 
C) 12-15 
D) 2-3 
E) 8-10 E

Question 3

Beck referred to the negative thoughts depressed people often have about the future,the world and themselves as a

Accepted Answer

A) negative cognitive triangle. 
B) distorted cognitive triad. 
C) depressive cognitive triangle. 
D) negative cognitive triad. 
E) triple negative triad. 
A) negative cognitive triangle. 
B) distorted cognitive triad. 
C) depressive cognitive triangle. 
D) negative cognitive triad. 
E) triple negative triad. B

Question 4

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

Question 5

Freud's concept of ___________ is analogous to Beck's notion of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) unmet oral needs;jumping to conclusions 
B) oedipal fixation;all or nothing thinking 
C) imagined loss;magnification / catastrophizing 
D) unmet oral needs;overgeneralization 
E) imagined loss;jumping to conclusions 
A) unmet oral needs;jumping to conclusions 
B) oedipal fixation;all or nothing thinking 
C) imagined loss;magnification / catastrophizing 
D) unmet oral needs;overgeneralization 
E) imagined loss;jumping to conclusions

Question 6

In Bipolar ___________ disorder,there are at least one hypomanic episode and one or more depressive episode.

Accepted Answer

A) IV 
B) III 
C) I 
D) II 
E) V 
A) IV 
B) III 
C) I 
D) II 
E) V

Question 7

Describe the algorithm for evaluation of patients with suicidal ideation that may lead to hospitalization.

Accepted Answer

Patient expresses suicidal ide

Question 8

The majority of people who complete suicide suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Research suggests that the effect of a gene (HTT)

Accepted Answer

A) directly causes depression. 
B) heightens reactivity to stress. 
C) lowers levels of serotonin neurotransmitter. 
D) causes damage to a brain region associated with mood. 
E) causes damage to a brain region involved with perception. 
A) directly causes depression. 
B) heightens reactivity to stress. 
C) lowers levels of serotonin neurotransmitter. 
D) causes damage to a brain region associated with mood. 
E) causes damage to a brain region involved with perception.

Question 10

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Major depressive disorder affects 20% of the Canadian population. 
B) Approximately 15% of people who have had one major depressive episode will have a second one. 
C) Most episodes of depression last 2 weeks. 
D) MDD is increasingly being recognized as a disorder that affects children and adolescents. 
E) Rates of depression grow steadily and equally across sexes throughout childhood and adolescence,but then begin to diverge at about age 20. 
A) Major depressive disorder affects 20% of the Canadian population. 
B) Approximately 15% of people who have had one major depressive episode will have a second one. 
C) Most episodes of depression last 2 weeks. 
D) MDD is increasingly being recognized as a disorder that affects children and adolescents. 
E) Rates of depression grow steadily and equally across sexes throughout childhood and adolescence,but then begin to diverge at about age 20.

Question 11

An effective treatment that helps clients change their attitude towards unhelpful thought patterns (rather than changing the thoughts themselves)is termed

Accepted Answer

A) interpersonal therapy. 
B) cognitive-behavioral therapy. 
C) behavioural therapy. 
D) rational-emotive psychotherapy. 
E) mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. 
A) interpersonal therapy. 
B) cognitive-behavioral therapy. 
C) behavioural therapy. 
D) rational-emotive psychotherapy. 
E) mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.

Question 12

Recent biochemical theories of depression have examined the role of the postsynaptic receptor in the etiology of depression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

Question 14

Describe two causal risk factors for suicide.

Accepted Answer

Untreated mental disorder is the number

Question 15

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

Question 16

Relative to those with other forms of bipolar disorder,people with the rapid cycling presentation of bipolar disorder

Accepted Answer

A) Have lower rates of disability but a worse response to treatment. 
B) Have lower rates of disability and a better response to treatment. 
C) Have higher rates of disability and lower response to treatment. 
D) Are very high functioning,but respond about the same to treatment. 
E) Little is known about the course and treatment response of people with this form of bipolar disorder. 
A) Have lower rates of disability but a worse response to treatment. 
B) Have lower rates of disability and a better response to treatment. 
C) Have higher rates of disability and lower response to treatment. 
D) Are very high functioning,but respond about the same to treatment. 
E) Little is known about the course and treatment response of people with this form of bipolar disorder.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Question 19

One explanation as to why women are more often diagnosed with depression than are men is that

Accepted Answer

A) they are more willing to seek help for their symptoms. 
B) they also show more symptoms associated with bipolar disorder than do men. 
C) in many cultures women experience role strain. 
D) the HPA axis is less active in women than it is in men. 
E) women report higher levels of stressful life events than do men. 
A) they are more willing to seek help for their symptoms. 
B) they also show more symptoms associated with bipolar disorder than do men. 
C) in many cultures women experience role strain. 
D) the HPA axis is less active in women than it is in men. 
E) women report higher levels of stressful life events than do men.

Question 20

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 
A) yellow bile 
B) phlegm 
C) blood 
D) black bile 
E) orange bile

Beck's greatest insight with regard to depression is that

It is estimated that for every completed suicide,there are ______ suicide attempts.

Beck referred to the negative thoughts depressed people often have about the future,the world and themselves as a

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

Freud's concept of _ is analogous to Beck's notion of .

In Bipolar ___________ disorder,there are at least one hypomanic episode and one or more depressive episode.

Describe the algorithm for evaluation of patients with suicidal ideation that may lead to hospitalization.

The majority of people who complete suicide suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder.

Research suggests that the effect of a gene (HTT)

Which of the following is true?

An effective treatment that helps clients change their attitude towards unhelpful thought patterns (rather than changing the thoughts themselves)is termed

Recent biochemical theories of depression have examined the role of the postsynaptic receptor in the etiology of depression.

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

Describe two causal risk factors for suicide.

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

Relative to those with other forms of bipolar disorder,people with the rapid cycling presentation of bipolar disorder

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

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.

One explanation as to why women are more often diagnosed with depression than are men is that

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

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Exam 8: Mood Disorders and Suicide

Beck's greatest insight with regard to depression is that

It is estimated that for every completed suicide,there are ______ suicide attempts.

Beck referred to the negative thoughts depressed people often have about the future,the world and themselves as a

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

Freud's concept of ___________ is analogous to Beck's notion of __________.

In Bipolar ___________ disorder,there are at least one hypomanic episode and one or more depressive episode.

Describe the algorithm for evaluation of patients with suicidal ideation that may lead to hospitalization.

The majority of people who complete suicide suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder.

Research suggests that the effect of a gene (HTT)

Which of the following is true?

An effective treatment that helps clients change their attitude towards unhelpful thought patterns (rather than changing the thoughts themselves)is termed

Recent biochemical theories of depression have examined the role of the postsynaptic receptor in the etiology of depression.

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

Describe two causal risk factors for suicide.

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

Relative to those with other forms of bipolar disorder,people with the rapid cycling presentation of bipolar disorder

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

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.

One explanation as to why women are more often diagnosed with depression than are men is that

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

Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour

Classification and Diagnosis

Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Anxiety, obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma -Related Disorders

Dissociative Disorder and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Aging and Mental Health

Therapies

Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

Mental Disorder and the Law

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Freud's concept of _ is analogous to Beck's notion of .