Lesson 8 (abnormal psychology)

Question 1

Jamal is experiencing a major depressive episode that appears to have begun three weeks ago. He is miserable and suffers from at least five symptoms of depression. No unusually stressful events have occurred in the past year. Based on these data, the diagnosis would be

Answer 1

endogenous depression

Question 2

Judith is currently experiencing a period of sadness that interferes with her ability to go to work and take care of her children. It has lasted now for three weeks, and she has experienced similar episodes in the past. What type of major depression would she most likely be diagnosed with?

Answer 2

recurrent

Question 3

Cognitive and psychodynamic theorists have in common the emphasis on

Answer 3

how early experiences shape one’s risk for depression

Question 4

Statement that does not reflect a part of the cognitive triad

Answer 4

“everyone is out to get me”

Question 5

One problem with analogue studies of depression is that

Answer 5

one cannot be sure depression-like symptoms in lab animals reflect human depression

Question 6

Recent research indicates that all of the following brain structures or regions are part of the brain circuit involved in unipolar depression, EXCEPT

Answer 6

the corpus callosum

Question 7

Someone who looks at the influence of race, living conditions, marital status, and roles on the development of depression would most likely represent which theoretical orientation?

Answer 7

sociocultural

Question 8

Compared to adults in Japan, how likely are adults in the US to suffer from mood disorders in a typical year?

Answer 8

three times as likely

Question 9

Having frequent headaches is a(n) ___ symptom of depression

Answer 9

physical

Question 10

Which of the following is the least common form of a mood disorder

Answer 10

full manic episodes with no depressive episodes