CH6 - Major Depressive Disorders Flashcards

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1
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A low, sad state marked by significant levels of sadness, lack of energy, low self worth, guilt or related symptoms

A

Depression

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______ is a state or episode of euphoria or frenzied activity in which people may hac an exaggerated belief that the world is theirs for taking

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Mania

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3
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A group of disorders marked by unipolar depression

A

Depressive disorders

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4
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Unipolar depression

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Depression without a history of mania

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5
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A severe pattern of depression that is disabling and is not caused by such factors as drug or a general medical condition

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Major depressive disorder

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A chronic for of unipolar depression marked by ongoing and repeated symptoms of either major or mild depressoon

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Persistent depressive disorder

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7
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T/F? People don’t inherit a predisposition to depression

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False

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8
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What gene plays a role in serotonin levels?

A

5HTT

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_____ of people will have a cooccuring disorder such as ________, _______, _______ or ________

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70%, substance abuse, eating disorder, anxiety or panic disorder

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10
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A disorder marked by repeated episodes of significant episodes of depression and related symptoms during the week before menstration

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Premenstural dysphoric disorder

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11
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Anxiety is the core symptom of _____

A

anxious distress

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12
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______ features is when depression is worse in the _______, difficulty experiencing ______, marked psychomotor retardation and _______

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Melancholic; morning, pleasure, weight loss

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13
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Biochemical cause of depression:

–____ activity of ________ and ______

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Low, norepinephrine, serotonin

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14
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_______ levels are higher in people with depression

A

Cortisol

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15
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The ________ is responsible for thinking, moticvation & attention

A

prefrontal cortex

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Anterior cingulate is responsible for

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Stress response

17
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Too much _____ in the ______ will damage it overtime

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Cortisol, hippocampus

18
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The ______ is enlarged in those with depression

A

amagdala

19
Q

T/F? In the behavioral perspective of depression, life stress isn’t believed to lead to depression

A

False

20
Q

Interpersonal and sociocultural perspective:

______ problems, ______ sensitivity, _____ & ____ differences

A

Relationship, rejection, gender & race

21
Q

T/F? In the psychodynamic perspective of depression, negative childhood events are correlated with adults that have depression

A

True

22
Q

3 common treatments for depression

A

SSRI’s, CBT, SNRI’s

23
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2 uncommon treatments for depression

A

Brain stimulation, ECT

24
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T/F? A combination of psychotherapy and drug therapy is not effective in those with depression

A

False

25
Q

______ is a manic episode of elevated expansive or irritable mood more than one week followed by a major depressive episode

A

Bipolar I

26
Q

Severe depression with episodes of hypomania

A

Bipolar II

27
Q

______ is 4 or more episodes that meet the criteria for manic, hypomanic or major depressive within one year

A

Rapid mood cycling

28
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T/F? Bipolar disorder is more common than depressive disorders

A

False

29
Q

T/F? Men and women are equally susceptible to bipolar disorder

A

True

30
Q

The onset of bipolar disorder is typcially

A

Late adolescence or early adulthood

31
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T/F? Artists have a higher than normal prevalance to bipolar disorder

A

True

32
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In people with bipolar disorder, they have a _____ basal ganglia & cerebellum as well as _____ abnormalities

A

smaller, white matter

33
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People with bipolar have ____ serotonin and ____ norepinephrine activity

A

low, high

34
Q

If there is a dysfunction in the flow of _____ and _____ ions the neuron may fire too easily resulting in _____ or not all resulting in ______

A

sodium and potassium, mania, depression

35
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40% concordance in ________

A

identical twins

36
Q

______ is a treatment for bipolar but comes with risks

A

Lithium

37
Q

4 treatments for bipolar

A

Mood stabilizers, therapy, regulating routines, family focused therapy

38
Q

In people with depression, there is a reduced amount of ________

A

grey matter

39
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What is rapid cycling?

A

When 4 or more episodes of illness occur in a 12 month period