Abnormal Psych Ch 7

Question 1

Depression

Answer 1

involves feelings of extraordinary sadness and dejection

Question 2

Mania

Answer 2

often characterized by intense and unrealistic feelings of excitement and euphoria

Question 3

Unipolar depressive disorder

Answer 3

a person experiences only depressive episodes

Question 4

Bipolar disorder

Answer 4

a person experiences both depressive and manic episodes

Question 5

Depressive episode

Answer 5

when a person is markedly depressed or loses interest in formerly pleasurable activities for at least 2 weeks

Question 6

Manic episode

Answer 6

markedly elevated, expansive, or irritable mood for at least 4 days

Question 7

Hypomanic episode

Answer 7

abnormally elevated, expansive, or irritable mood for at least 4 days; the person must also have at least 3 other symptoms similar to those involved in mania

Question 8

Relapse

Answer 8

the return of symptoms within a fairly short period of time

Question 9

Recurrence

Answer 9

the onset of a new episode of depression

Question 10

Specifiers

Answer 10

different patterns of symptoms or features

Question 11

Persistent depressive disorder

Answer 11

characterized by persistently depressed mood most of the day, for more days than not, for at least 2 years

Question 12

Double depression

Answer 12

moderately depressed on a chronic basis but undergo increased problems from time to time, during which person also meets the criteria for a major depressive episode

Question 13

Monoamine theory of depression

Answer 13

depression is at least sometimes due to an absolute or relative depletion of serotonin and norepinephrine at important receptor sites in the brain

Question 14

Neuroticism or negative affectivity

Answer 14

stable and heritable personality trait that involves a temperamental sensitivity to negative stimuli

Question 15

Becks cognitive theory

Answer 15

Beck hypothesized that the cognitive symptoms of depression often precede and cause the affective or mood symptoms, rather than vice versa

Question 16

Rumination

Answer 16

a pattern of repetitive and relatively passive mental activity

Question 17

Cyclothymic disorder

Answer 17

the repeated experience of hypomanic symptoms for a period of at least 2 years

Question 18

Bipolar I

Answer 18

-Person has full-blown mania.
-Person experiences episodes of mania and periods of depression. Even if the periods of depression do not reach the threshold for a major depressive episode, the diagnosis of bipolar I disorder is still given.

Question 19

Bipolar II

Answer 19

-Person experiences periods of hypomania, but his or her symptoms are below the threshold for full-blown mania.
-Person experiences periods of depressed mood that meet the criteria for major depression.

Question 20

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

Answer 20

a medical procedure that uses a small electric current to induce a controlled seizure in the brain to treat mental illnesses

Question 20

pharmacotherapy

Answer 20

a medical treatment that uses drugs to treat a disease or condition, prevent other diseases, or improve symptoms

Question 21

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

Answer 21

a type of psychotherapy that helps people identify and change negative thinking patterns to improve their mental and emotional health

Question 22

Behavioral activation (BA)

Answer 22

a type of psychotherapy that helps people with depression and other mood disorders by changing their actions to improve their mood

Question 23

Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)

Answer 23

a type of psychotherapy that focuses on improving relationships to relieve mental health symptoms

Question 24

Suicide

Answer 24

the intentional taking of one’s own life

Question 25

nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI)

Answer 25

Refers to direct, deliberate destruction of body tissue in the absence of any intent to die