Introduction to Clinical Psychology - Mood Disorders & Suicide

Flashcards covering the diagnostic criteria for unipolar and bipolar mood disorders, Beck's cognitive model, biological treatments, and suicide risk assessment.

All mood disorders involve a disabling disturbance in __________.

emotion

A/an __________ mood state is marked by extreme sadness and feelings of worthlessness, guilt, or hopelessness.

Depression/Low mood state

A/an __________ mood state is marked by unfounded elation, often accompanied by hyperactivity, distractibility, and grandiose plans.

Mania/Elevated mood state

To be diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder, an individual must present with 5 or more symptoms within the same __________ period.

2 weeks

The two symptoms that are required (one must be present) for a Major Depressive Disorder diagnosis are depressed mood and __________.

Anhedonia (reduced interest or pleasure in normal activities)

Persistent Depressive Disorder involves a depressed mood occurring for at least __________ years.

2 years

In Persistent Depressive Disorder, the individual has never been without symptoms for more than __________ at a time during the 2-year period.

2 months

In Bipolar Disorder, episodes of __________ are more common in women, while episodes of mania are more common in men.

depression

A diagnosis of Bipolar I Disorder requires the individual to meet the criteria for a __________.

manic episode

Bipolar II Disorder requires meeting the criteria for both a/an __________ episode and a depressive episode.

hypomanic episode

A patient diagnosed with Bipolar II Disorder __________ have ever met the criteria for a manic episode.

CANNOT

__________ involves numerous periods with hypomanic and depressive symptoms that do not meet the full criteria for their respective episodes, lasting for at least 2 years.

Cyclothymia/Cylothymic Disorder

According to Beck’s Cognitive Therapy, individuals feel depressed because their thinking is biased toward a __________ interpretation of their environment.

negative

Beck's Negative Triad consists of negative views of the self, the world, and the __________.

future

The cognitive distortion of __________ involves drawing conclusions based on just one of many elements of a situation.

Selective Abstraction

Seeing events as extremes, with no middle ground or nuance, is known as __________ thinking.

Absolutist/Black and white

__________ is the cognitive distortion of attributing personal responsibility for events that are not in one’s personal control.

Personalization

Predicting a negative outcome with certainty as a fact is a form of arbitrary inference known as __________.

Fortune telling

The four types of antidepressants mentioned in biological therapies are SSRIs, SNRIs, TCAs, and __________.

MAOs - Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors

__________ is the current gold standard for acute mania and long-term maintenance treatment of Bipolar Disorder.

Lithium

Lithium reduces the risk of suicide by approximately __________%

$$60\%$$

__________ refers to thoughts about suicide or death, with or without deliberate consideration or a plan.

Suicidal ideation

A suicide __________ is a specific method devised for ending one’s life, including time, place, and method.

plan

The four core components of a suicide risk assessment are Ideation, Intent, Plan, and __________.

Past behaviour