49 Mood Disorders

Question 1

Elaine feels that her life is empty, has lost all interest in her career and hobbies, and wonders if she would be better off dead. She is most likely suffering from

Answer 1

major depressive disorder

Question 2

The experience of depression ________ risk taking and ________ aggression.

Answer 2

inhibits; inhibits

Question 3

Between 1994 and 2003, there was a 40-fold increase in the number of people 19 and under diagnosed each year with

Answer 3

bipolar disorder

Question 4

An overabundance of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine is most likely to be associated with

Answer 4

a manic episode

Question 5

Inanna suffers from chronic depression. According to the social-cognitive perspective, how is she most likely to respond when told that she performed very poorly on a test she took the previous day?

Answer 5

“I’m academically incompetent and always will be.”

Question 6

Major depressive disorder is said to occur when signs of depression last at least

Answer 6

two weeks

Question 7

Mr. Hoffman has always been cautious with his money, but over the past two weeks he has developed grandiose plans to bet his entire life savings on a single horse race. With unrestrained exuberance he has also been giving everybody he sees unsolicited advice on how to make millions in the stock market. Mr. Hoffman’s behavior is most indicative of

Answer 7

mania

Question 8

Bipolar disorder is most likely to be characterized by

Answer 8

alternations between extreme hopelessness and unrealistic optimism

Question 9

Which of the following has been shown to be a risk factor for future suicide attempts?

Answer 9

NSSI (self-harm)

Question 10

Amanda’s therapist suggests that her depression results from mistakenly blaming herself rather than a slumping economy for her recent job loss. Her therapist’s suggestion best illustrates a

Answer 10

social-cognitive perspective