Chapter 7- Mood Disorders, Suicide, & Schizophrenia

Question 1

Mood

Answer 1

Positive or negative emotional state varying in intensity, responding to life circumstances

Question 2

Feelings

Answer 2

Self-reported and expressed inner emotional states

Question 3

Emotion

Answer 3

Person’s attempt to manage relationships with changing circumstances

Question 4

Depressive disorders

Answer 4

Affects 13% of 12-17 year olds in the US
- Higher rates in females (2:1 ratio)
- Risk factors: genetics, low socioeconomic status, stress, peers, cultural factors

Question 5

Bipolar and related disorders

Answer 5

• Manic episodes: abnormally elevated mood with increased goal-directed activity
• Must persist for minimum 1 week or require hospitalization

Question 6

Cyclothymic disorder

Answer 6

Alternating hypomanic and depressive symptoms over 2 years

Question 7

Dual inheritance theory

Question 8

Shame

Answer 8

Negative self-perceptions and evaluative statements of self-worth or perceptions of being evaluated by others

Question 9

Guilt

Answer 9

Intense feelings of having transgressed ones own standards

Question 10

Bipolar

Answer 10

A mood disorder characterized by episodes of mania (high energy and mood) and depression.

Question 11

Interpersonal theories of depression

Answer 11

Theories suggesting that depression can result from difficulties in personal relationships, such as lack of social support or unresolved conflicts.

Question 12

Dysphoria

Answer 12

A state of unease or generalized dissatisfaction, often present in mood disorders.

Question 13

Rejection sensitivity

Answer 13

A tendency to anxiously expect, perceive, and overreact to rejection, commonly seen in some mood and personality disorders.

Question 14

Peripartum onset

Answer 14

Depression that occurs during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth.

Question 15

Persistent depressive disorder

Answer 15

A chronic form of depression with less severe but long-lasting symptoms than MDD. (dysthymic disorder)

Question 16

Bipolar I

Answer 16

A type of bipolar disorder involving episodes of severe mania and, often, depressive episodes.

Question 17

Bipolar II

Answer 17

A type of bipolar disorder involving hypomanic (less severe than mania) and depressive episodes.

Question 18

Hypomania

Answer 18

A milder form of mania, involving elevated mood and increased activity but not to the extent of full mania.

Question 19

Cyclothymic disorder

Answer 19

A mood disorder involving chronic fluctuating mood disturbances with periods of hypomanic and depressive symptoms.

Question 20

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)

Answer 20

A severe form of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) with mood-related symptoms, such as irritability and depression, that occur before menstruation.

Question 21

PMS

Answer 21

Normal physical, emotional and behavioural changes that occur 1-2 weeks before menstruation

Question 22

Suicide contagion

Answer 22

Influence of the media on suicidality

Question 23

dysthymic disorder

Answer 23

persistent depressive disorder.