3. Depressive Disorders

Question 1

2 Main types of mood disorders

Answer 1

1. Depression

2. Mania

Question 2

2 Main types of depression disorders

Answer 2

1. Major depressive disorder

2. Bipolar disorder

Question 3

Children (up to 12yo) presenting with persistent and frequent episodes of extreme behavioural dyscontrol

Answer 3

Disruptive Mood Disregulation Disorder

Question 4

2-5% of women experience severe premenstrual symptoms including incapacitating emotional reactions

Answer 4

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

Question 5

MDD is distinguished from “normal” depression by its Severity, Persistence, D______, and presence of characteristic symptoms

Answer 5

Duration

Question 6

Criterion removed from DSM-V for MDD

Answer 6

Bereavement Exclusion

Question 7

3 Types of symptoms in MDD

Answer 7

1. Affective
2. Behavioural
3. Cognitive

Question 8

DF: Cyclic disorder characterised by mood disturbance with episodes of either mania or depression

Answer 8

Bipolar disorder

Question 9

Manic/depressed episodes in Bipolar tend to last for _____

Answer 9

Days

Question 10

Dysthymia & Cyclothymia is a milder and less severe, but chronic form of _____ & _____

Answer 10

Depression & Bipolar disorder

Question 11

Depression has a lifetime risk of 25% for ______ and 12% for ______ with an onset during the late 20s.

Answer 11

Women; Men

Question 12

Bipolar disorder has a lifetime risk of ___ with an onset during the 20s.

Answer 12

1.2%

Question 13

Theory of Depression: Depression occurs as a result of low levels of serotonin

Answer 13

Chemical imbalance theory

Question 14

Theory of Depression: An individual becomes passive, pessimistic and apathetic after repeated attempts to exert control and positively influence events

Answer 14

Learned helplessness - Seligman

Question 15

Theory of Depression: Depressed people lack the social skills to extract pleasure/reinforcement from their environment

Answer 15

Behavioural theory - Lewinsohn

Question 16

Theory of Depression: A person becomes depressed because of their view on the world, and they have learned pessimistic ways of thinking

Answer 16

Cognitive theory - Beck

Question 17

Cognitive distortions in Depression: drawing conclusions on the basis of inadequate information

Answer 17

Arbitrary inference

Question 18

Cognitive distortions in Depression: Focusing on one part of a larger and more complex situation

Answer 18

Selective abstraction

Question 19

Cognitive distortions in Depression: Assuming that one negative event reflects what will always happen

Answer 19

Overgeneralisation

Question 20

Cognitive distortions in Depression: Takes blame for failures but deflects the credit for successes

Answer 20

Internal attribution