Mood Disorders and Suicide Chapter 6

Last week, as he does about every three months, Ryan went out with his friends, buying rounds of drinks, socializing until early morning, and feeling on top of the world. Today Ryan will not event get out of bed to go to work, see his friends, or even turn on the lights. _____

a) mania

b) double depression

c) persistent depressive disorder

d) major depressive episode

e) bipolar 1 disorder

e) bipolar 1 disorder

Feeling certain he would win the lottery, Charles went on an all-night shopping spree, maxing out all his credit cards without a worry. we know he has done this several times, feeling abnormally extreme elation, joy, and euphoria. _____

a) mania

b) double depression

c) persistent depressive disorder

d) major depressive episode

e) bipolar 1 disorder

a) mania

Ayana has had same mood disorder problems in the past, although some days she’s better than others. Many days it seems like she has fallen into a rut. Although she manages to get by, she has trouble making decisions because she doesn’t trust herself. _____

a) mania

b) double depression

c) persistent depressive disorder

d) major depressive episode

e) bipolar 1 disorder

c) persistent depressive disorder

For the past few weeks, Jennifer has been sleeping a lot. she feels worthless, can’t get up the energy to leave the house and has lost a lot of weight. her problem is the most common and extreme mood disorder. _____

a) mania

b) double depression

c) persistent depressive disorder

d) major depressive episode

e) bipolar 1 disorder

d) major depressive episode

Eusebio is always down and a bit blue, but occasionally he becomes so depressed that nothing pleases him. _____

a) mania

b) double depression

c) persistent depressive disorder

d) major depressive episode

e) bipolar 1 disorder

b) double depression

True or False:

Women are approximately twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with a mood disorder.

T

True or False:

depression requires some life experience, indicating that babies and young children cannot experience the disorder.

F, it does not require life experiences

True or False:

it’s often difficult to diagnose depression in the elderly because its symptoms are similar to those of medical ailments or dementia.

T

True or False:

somatic symptoms characterizing mood disorders are nearly equivalent across cultures.

T

List five biological sources that can contribute to mod disorders.

Genetics, neurotransmitter system abnormalities, endocrine system, circadian or sleep rhythms, and neurohormones.

What psychological factors can have an impact on mood disorders?

Stressful life events, learned helplessness, depressive cognition triad, and a sense of uncontrollability

Name several social and cultural dimensions that contribute to mood disorders.

Marital dissatisfaction, gender, and few social supports

The controversial but somewhat successful treatment involving the production of seizures through electrical current to the brain. ____

a) Maintenance treatment

b) electroconvulsive therapy

c) lithium

d) interpersonal psychotherapy

e) cognitive therapy

f) antidepressants

b) electroconvulsive therapy

This teaches clients to carefully examine their thought process and recognize “depressive” styles in thinking. ____

a) Maintenance treatment

b) electroconvulsive therapy

c) lithium

d) interpersonal psychotherapy

e) cognitive therapy

f) antidepressants

e) cognitive therapy

These come in three main types (tricyclics, MAO inhibitors, and SSRIs) and are often prescribes but have numerous side effects. _____

a) Maintenance treatment

b) electroconvulsive therapy

c) lithium

d) interpersonal psychotherapy

e) cognitive therapy

f) antidepressants

f) antidepressants

This antidepressant must be carefully regulated to avoid illness but has the advantage of affecting manic episodes. _____

a) Maintenance treatment

b) electroconvulsive therapy

c) lithium

d) interpersonal psychotherapy

e) cognitive therapy

f) antidepressants

c) lithium

This therapy focuses on resolving problems in existing relationships and learning to form new interpersonal relationships. ____
a) Maintenance treatment

b) electroconvulsive therapy

c) lithium

d) interpersonal psychotherapy

e) cognitive therapy

f) antidepressants

d) interpersonal psychotherapy

This is an effort to prevent relapse or recurrence over the long run.______

a) Maintenance treatment

b) electroconvulsive therapy

c) lithium

d) interpersonal psychotherapy

e) cognitive therapy

f) antidepressants

a) Maintenance treatment

Ralphs wife left him and took the children. He is a well-known television personality, but, because of a conflict with the new station owners, he was recently fired. If ralph kills himself, his suicide would be considered ____

a) altruistic

b) egoistic

c) anomic

d) fatalistic

c) anomic

Sam killed himself while a prisoner of war is Vietnam. ______

a) altruistic

b) egoistic

c) anomic

d) fatalistic

d) fatalistic

Shaiba lives in a remote village in Africa. She was recently caught in an adulterous affair with a man in a nearby village. Her husband wants to kill her but won’t have to because of a tribal custom that requires her to kill herself. She leaps from the nearby “sinful womans cliff.” _____

a) altruistic

b) egoistic

c) anomic

d) fatalistic

a) altruistic

Mable lived in a nursing home for many years. At first, her family and friends visited her often; now they come only at Christmas. Her two closest friends in the nursing home died recently. she has no hobbies or other interests. Mables's suicide would be identified as what type? _____

a) altruistic

b) egoistic

c) anomic

d) fatalistic

b) egoistic

Which of the following is a symptom of a manic episode?​

a.

Grandiosity

b.

Slowed speech

c.

Hypersomnia

d.

Hypoactive behavior

a.

Grandiosity

A 35-year-old individual named Manny has recently formulated an elaborate plan to cure AIDS with vitamin therapy. To provide funding for this cause, he has withdrawn all the money from his bank account and purchased thousands of jars of vitamins and small boxes in which to put them. When he appeared at a hospital emergency room loudly demanding names of patients with AIDS, he himself was hospitalized for psychiatric observation. Which of the following is Manny experiencing?​

a.

Postpartum psychosis

b.

Hypersomnia

c.

Dissociative fugue

d.

Manic episode

d.

Manic episode

Research studies reported in the textbook indicate that during the 20th century, the age of onset for depression​ ________.

a.

decreased for males and increased for females

b.

decreased for both males and females

c.

increased for both males and females

d.

increased for males and decreased for females

b.

decreased for both males and females

Jane is diagnosed with Bipolar II disorder. You can expect that she will experience ________

a.

frequent dissociative episodes

b.

psychotic episodes

c.

hypomanic episodes

d.

manic episodes

c.

hypomanic episodes

At various times, Cynthia, a 15-year-old high school student, has always been considered by her family and/or friends to be moody, high-strung, and explosive. She has repeatedly had severe temper outbursts that seemed out of proportion to her current situation. In between outbursts, her mood is consistently irritable and angry for most of the day. You would likely diagnose Cynthia with​ __________.

a.

cyclothymia

b.

disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

c.

panic disorder

d.

major depressive disorder

b.

disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

Because traditional antidepressant medication (e.g., tricyclics) may actually provoke rapid cycling in patients with bipolar disorder, mood stabilizers and ________ are often prescribed instead.​

a.

opiates

b.

tranquilizers

c.

anticonvulsants

d.

antipsychotics

c.

anticonvulsants

All of the following are accurate statements about the prevalence of mood disorders in children and adolescents EXCEPT that __________.

a.

bipolar disorder is often misdiagnosed in children

b.

adolescents with bipolar disorder may become aggressive, impulsive, sexually provocative, and accident-prone

c.

rates of attempted suicide decrease during adolescence

d.

major depressive disorder in adolescents is primarily a female disorder

c.

rates of attempted suicide decrease during adolescence

Which of the following statements about suicide is correct?

a.

The suicide rate is high among African Americans but low among Native Americans.

b.

Females are more likely than males to die from suicide.

c.

For college students, suicide is the second leading cause of death.

d.

The suicide rate among adolescents in the U.S. is decreasing.

c.

For college students, suicide is the second leading cause of death.

An individual who usually says “It’s all my fault” when anything goes wrong is reflecting the ________ characteristic of the depressive attributional style.

a.

dissonant

b.

reciprocal

c.

specific

d.

internal

d.

internal

Clinical studies have shown that 50 to 75 percent of patients taking Prozac and other SSRIs will experience _________.

a.

sexual dysfunction

b.

suicidal tendencies

c.

cardiac irregularities

d.

manic episodes

a.

sexual dysfunction

Yanara is a 22-year-old woman. She visits a psychologist to work on her ongoing issues with depression. After the first meeting, the therapist indicates that Yanara needs to work on her "negative thinking errors." The type of treatment that they will likely use is called ________ therapy.

a.

interconditional

b.

interpersonal

c.

cognitive 

d.

stress-inoculation

c.

cognitive 

Chimbuchi is an undergraduate student. He has been doing well in his psychology class. However, on the most recent in-class essay, he received a minor critical comment from the professor. Now, Chimbuchi thinks that "This is horrible. I am going to fail this course." This type of cognitive error in thinking is called ________.

a.

pessismism

b.

arbitrary inference

c.

dissociation

d.

overgeneralization

d.

overgeneralization

All of the following are risk factors for suicide EXCEPT ________.

a.

previous suicide attempt(s) 

b.

having a shameful or humiliating experience

c.

a sense of hopelessness

d.

experiencing vague suicidal fantasies without detailed, specific plans

d.

experiencing vague suicidal fantasies without detailed, specific plans

Many patients are prescribed SSRI's (e.g., Prozac) to treat their depression. Clinical studies have demonstrated that 50-76% of patients taking these medications will experience ________.

a.

sexual dysfunction

b.

suicidal tendencies

c.

manic episodes

d.

cardiac irregularities (e.g., heart murmurs or rapidly changing heart rate)

a.

sexual dysfunction

Martin Seligman developed his history of learned helplessness starting in the 1960s. In 1989, Abramson and colleagues revised Seligman's original theory. With this revision, they changed the focus from specific attribution to ________ as the crucial factor(s) in depression.

a.

feelings of failure

b.

a sense of hopelessness

c.

repressed or unexpressed anger

d.

lack of control

b.

a sense of hopelessness