Exam 50: Mood Disorders

Learned helplessness is most closely associated with the development of

During the manic phase of bipolar disorder,individuals are most likely to

Compared with the general population,those who have suffered ________ have at least five times greater risk of suicide.

As compared with his wife,Jane,Jim is at an increased risk for developing a disorder that involves external symptoms.Which of the following is NOT one of those disorders?

Rates of nonsuicidal self-injury in the United States are highest among

According to the social-cognitive perspective,women are more vulnerable to depression than men because they are more likely to

Willa is stressed by the death of a friend,she constantly ruminates about the fact that she is overweight,and she much more easily recalls her academic failures than her many academic successes.These factors are most likely to place Willa at a high level of risk for

Between 1994 and 2003,there was a 40-fold increase in the number of people under age 20 diagnosed each year with

Persistent depressive disorder,or dysthymia,is characterized by

Which individual is most likely to develop major depressive disorder?

What factors are related to an increased risk of attempting suicide? How does this compare with nonsuicidal self-injury? Also,explain what you could do if someone you knew demonstrated signs of wanting to attempt suicide?

In which disorder do people alternate between states of lethargic hopelessness and wild overexcitement?

George Frideric Handel composed his Messiah during three weeks of intense,creative energy.Many believe Handel suffered a mild form of

Diet,drugs,and stress can place molecular tags on our chromosomes and thereby play a decisive role in whether we suffer an increased risk of depression.This best illustrates the impact of

Research regarding depression indicates that

Women are ________ likely than men to attempt suicide.Men are ________ likely than women to actually end their lives.

An effective way to break the cycle of depression is to explain stressful events in terms that are

A therapist suggests that Margaret is depressed because she attributes her failures to her own incompetence instead of blaming her parents and teachers for the unreasonable demands they place on her.The therapist's interpretation most clearly reflects a ________ perspective.

Self-blaming attributions are most likely to be associated with

The vicious cycle of depression is often initiated by