Depression and Perinatal Depression Quiz

Question 1

Decades of careful population studies have shown that:

Answer 1

Post partum depression occurs in 10-12% of women worldwide

Question 2

True or False. Depression is diagnosed according to criteria described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual

Answer 2

true

Question 3

True or False. The term “depression” means essentially the same thing in the clinical sense as it does in the everyday usage of the word.

Answer 3

false

Question 4

Which of the following may contribute to the pathology of depression (select all that apply).

• cognitive disruptions (sad thoughts)
• disruption of neural pathways
• hormone disruptions

Answer 4

• cognitive disruptions (sad thoughts)
• disruption of neural pathways
• hormone disruptions

Question 5

Anhedonia refers to

Answer 5

inability to feel pleasure

Question 6

Which of the following are classic signs of depression?

• Sleep disruptions (early morning wakening, disruption in the order of sleep phases)
• decreased appetite
• guilt
• overactivity of the stress response

Answer 6

• Sleep disruptions (early morning wakening, disruption in the order of sleep phases)
• decreased appetite
• guilt
• overactivity of the stress response

Question 7

True or False. Dopamine is associated with the neural pathways that seem to control happiness

Answer 7

true

Question 8

The highest lifetime risk period for a woman to experience a major depression is _______.

Answer 8

the six months following the birth of a child

Question 9

True or False. Treatment for post-partum depression is preventative care for children

Answer 9

true

Question 10

Post-partum depression is associated with ________(choose all that apply)

• changes in sex hormones
• disruption of relationships by the child
• inadequate social support
• previous history of depression

Answer 10

• changes in sex hormones
• disruption of relationships by the child
• inadequate social support
• previous history of depression