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The DSM-5 includes __________ new depressive disorders.

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2, disruptive mood regulation and premenstrual dysphoric disorder

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According to the DSM-5, bereavement-related symptoms are no longer excluded from the diagnosis of

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major depressive disorder

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About ____ percent of people with MDD during their lifetime will also meet the criteria of an anxiety disorder at some point.

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60%

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The most prevalent disorder in the US is

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MDD

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___ as many girls as boys are exposed to CSA

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twice

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Which of the following treatments for seasonal affective disorder is now considered a first-line recommendation in the APA Treatment Guidelines for Depression?

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regular bright ligth exposure

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What is required for the diagnosis of Bipolar II?

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at least one episode of depression

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Chronic, milder form of bipolar disorder?

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cyclothymic

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9
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____ of people with bipolar disorder also have anxiety?

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2/3

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10
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Which disorder has a high heritablility estimate?

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bipolar

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11
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Trp depletion has been shown to

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lower serotonin levels

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12
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HIgh levesl of expressed emotion

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predict relaspes in depression

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hopelessness theory

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cognitive diatheses that lead to negative attributions.

global, permanent causes

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14
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In bipolar, depressive episodes are likely

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triggered by the same causes as MDD

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Jolynn was experiencing major depression, and she went to a therapist who treated her with interpersonal therapy. Her therapist probably encouraged her to

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examine her own ways of relating to people in her environment

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Across paradigms, treatment of mood disorders typically includes

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psychoeducation

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17
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ECT

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can be a highly effective in treating some cases of chronic depression, especially depression with psychotic features.

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18
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Medications as a treatment for depression

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are used most effectively in conjunction with therapy

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A recent study showed that the use of antidepressants for people with bipolar disorder

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does not confer any benefit in treating depression when added to a mood stabilizer.

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20
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studies in the epidiemiology of suicide suggest that

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men are more liely to attempt

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21
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anterior cingulate

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greater activation in ppl with depression, this distrubance interferes with effective emotional regulation

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dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

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diminished activity in MDD, hindered emotional regulation

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striatum

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low activity in MDD, hi activity in bipolar, REWARDS

24
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Cushing’s syndrome

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oversecretion of cortisol

25
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attribution

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explanation a person forms about why a strssor has occurred, attributional style goes with hopelessness theory

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negative triad

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Aaron Beck, negative views about self, world and future, schema

27
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Ppl with depression may have

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less sensitive serotonin receptors

28
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Among ppl with social anxiety disorder, ___ also experience avoidant personality disorder

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1/3

29
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Agoraphobia in the DSM - 5

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is its own distinct disorder rather than a subtyp of panic disorder

30
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In Japan, taijin kyofusho involves

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fear of embarassing others

31
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Individuals with anxiety disorders

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have an over active fear circuit

32
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behavioral inhibition

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a tendency to become agitated and cry when faced with new novel toys, people or other stimuli

33
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The reason ppl with panic disorders keep belieiving that the panic attack will be fatal, even after durviving several attacks, is…

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they believe their performance of safety behaviors keeps them alive and the negative cognitions remain

34
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COgnitive factors relating to anxiety disorder

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sustained negative beliefs about the future (performance of safety behaviors during panic attacks)

perceived lack of control

attention to threat

35
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locus coeruleus

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major source of NE in the brain

36
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interoceptive conditioning

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first panic attack physiological response yeilds symptoms that trigger other panic attacks int he future

37
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D-cycloserine

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is a drug that enhances learning

38
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Extinction involves

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learning new associations to stimuli that inhibit activation of the fear response

39
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The estimated heritability for OCD ranges from __________ to __________ percent.

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40-50 %

40
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OCD brain

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orbitofrontal cortex, anterior cingulate, and caudate nucleus

41
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All three OCD-related disorders respond well to

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serotonin reuptake inhibitors

42
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As with the anxiety disorders, PTSD appears to be related to a greater activation of the amygdala and diminished activation of the

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medial prefrontal cortex

43
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treatment of ASD

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is important, as it decreases the occurance of ptsd

44
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__________ therapy is designed to help victims of rape and childhood sexual abuse to dispute tendencies towards self-blame.

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cognitive processing

45
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Taken as a whole, the criteria for Acute Stress Disorder and the criteria for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder are __________ in the DSM-5 than in the DSM-IV-TR.

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more similar

46
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A strictly behavioral therapist treating Steve for contamination fear due to OCD would use which of the following interventions?

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have steve purposefully get dirty

47
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Rather than being considered part of the avoidance cluster of symptoms, the DSM-5 considers numbing symptoms such as feeling distant from others to be part of the ___________ category.

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neg alterations in cognition and mood

48
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In PTSD, criteria for negative alterations in mood or cognition include

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blaming others
inability to recall specefic events about the trauma\
more frequent neg mood in kids

49
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Symptoms of PTSD are grouped into which of the following major categories?

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re-experiencing the traumatoc event, avoidance of stimuli associated with the event, negatove alterations in cognition and mood, increased arousal or reactivity

50
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If hoarding symptoms develop as part of schizophrenia, hoarding disorder ________

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should not be diagnosed

51
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All of the following have been cited as reasons for changes in the prevalence of dissociative identity disorder over the years

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changing definitins of schizophrenia
publications of pop accounts
changes in diagnostic criteria

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