Quiz 3

Question 1

Being depressed ___________ the risk of death in elderly patients who have had a stroke or heart attack.

Answer 1

doubles

Question 2

In regard to most disorders, serotonin is thought to

Answer 2

regulate other neurotransmitters, such as norepinephrine and dopamine

Question 3

Receiving a DSM-5 diagnosis means that the person

Answer 3

does not necessarily fit the legal definition of mental illness

Question 4

Milton has been mildly depressed for many years. Just recently, however, his depression deepened, and he was severely depressed for about three months. His deep depression then lifted and he was once again mildly depressed. Milton

Answer 4

will require a longer and more intense course of treatment to maintain an normal mood state.

Question 5

In the textbook case of Arthur, who was diagnosed with brief psychotic disorder after talking about his secret plans both to save the world’s starving children and to break into a foreign embassy, his parents were unable to have him admitted to a psychiatric hospital because Arthur was

Answer 5

not considered dangerous to himself or others

Question 6

Jack has experienced recurrent episodes of major depressive episodes. In the intervals between the episodes, he does not seem to return to “normal.” IN fact, during those periods, he has been diagnosed as suffering from persistent depressive disorder. Jack’s condition is referred to as

Answer 6

double depression

Question 7

A major problem with deinstitutionalization was

Answer 7

people with mental illness were moved from mental hospital to jails,transinstitutionalization occurred, people with mental illness were moved from mental hospitals to nursing homes

Question 8

The rapid-cycling specifier refers to an individual with bipolar disorder who experiences at least ____ manic or depressive episodes in a year.

Answer 8

4

Question 9

Recent evidence indicates a higher level of _____________ in patients with bipolar disorder that was marked by a rapid cycling pattenr compared to those with a non-rapid cycling pattern.

Answer 9

suicide

Question 10

Cross-cultural research indicates that, due at least in part to appalling social and economic conditions, the prevalence of major depression is extremely high among

Answer 10

Native Americans