Ch. 25 What are depression and bipolar disporder

Question 1

Depression: cognitive impairments

Answer 1

• psychomotor speed
• sustained and selected attention
• executive functioning
• declarative memory

Question 2

Mania: cognitive impairments:

Answer 2

• distractability
• risk-taking
• goal-oriented behaviours

Question 3

Lithium: bipolar disorder

Answer 3

cognitive complaints or positive effects?

Question 4

benzo’s

Answer 4

negative effect on:

• processing speed
• memory
• attention

Question 5

Side effects of electroconvulsive therapy

Answer 5

memory impairment: anterograde and retrograde (remains longer)

Question 6

Mood biases

Answer 6

preference for processing negative information

mood related info is processed more deeply

Question 7

social cognition bias

Answer 7

depression –> negative attributional style: negative events caused by self positive by something else
mania –> positive attributional style