Exam 7: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders and Suicide

People with ____ do not have full-blown episodes of depression, mania, or hypomania, but the symptoms of hypomania and depression have lasted over at least a two-year period.

When therapists help people focus to experience the present rather than dwell on past failures or negative expectations about the future, they are applying

If SSRIs or tricyclics are not effective, ___ may be prescribed to enhance tyramine to increase norepinephrine and serotonin.

John believes that he is especially powerful or talented when this is not actually true. He is experiencing

Suicide attempts are more common in ___ than in ____.

Which characteristic is most associated with increased risk of depression later in life?

Which individual is NOT exhibiting a stigma against someone with major depressive disorder?

____ are depressed at twice the rate of ____.

Cognitive theories of depression generally relate to what is sometimes called nonbiological, environmentally based, or ____ depression.

Michael is an adolescent with depression. He is undergoing ____ to help with his depression and to improve methods of social interaction.

Jan has episodes of hypomania that alternate with episodes of major depression. She is most likely experiencing

When occurring in mood disorders, bizarre ideas or hearing voices that are not real are referred to as

Generally speaking, women ____ suicide ____ often than men.

Describe the features of the six main mood disorders discussed in this chapter. Discuss the frequency of mood disorders in the general population and what disorders tend to be comorbid with them.

Gene studies suggest that genes work in a ____ fashion in the context of mood disorders.

Mood disorder symptoms that occur on a continuum, as illustrated in your textbook, can be

Anissa has just lost her job. Which attributional pattern would most strongly suggest that Anissa is at risk for depression?

Because Samuel has experienced very sad moods and a feeling of emptiness for periods of two weeks or longer (along with the inability to experience pleasure and significant sleep difficulties), he will most accurately be diagnosed with a

Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the different methods to assess mood disorders.

Wayne experiences one or more full manic episodes alternating with episodes of major depression. He is most likely to be diagnosed with