Deck 11: Depressive, Bipolar, and Related Disorders

Question 1

What term refers to loss of pleasure or interest in usual activities?

A)Avolition
B)Anhedonia
C)Alogia
D)Hopelessness

Answer 1

Anhedonia

Question 2

What does responding to one's sad mood in a passive manner by repeatedly dwelling on the causes and symptoms of one's depressive mood refer to?

A)Depression
B)Hopelessness
C)Learned helplessness
D)Rumination

Answer 2

Rumination

Question 3

What is the median lifetime number of depressive episodes per person with major depressive episode?

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

Answer 3

4

Question 4

Which is FALSE about major depressive disorder?

A)It is a leading cause of disability and premature death worldwide
B)Individuals must have had more than one major depressive episode
C)Individuals must not have had mania or hypomania
D)Despite effective treatments, most people do not seek treatment

Question 5

What refers to when a person meets criteria for major depression and manic or hypomanic episodes simultaneously?

A)Mixed episode
B)Bipolar state
C)Bipolar episode
D)Manic depressive episode

Question 6

Which is FALSE about the appetite and sleep disturbances in depression?

A)Individuals who are depressed can have either increased or decreased appetite
B)Individuals who are depressed can have either increased or decreased sleep
C)Individuals who are depressed who have neither appetite disturbance usually do not have an eating disturbance either
D)Individuals who are depressed and sleep excessively also tend to eat excessively

Question 7

What term refers to the syndrome when people see no way that they or anyone else can help them?

A)Helpless-hopelessness syndrome
B)Learned helplessness syndrome
C)Stress generation syndrome
D)Blindsight syndrome