Symptoms and Risk Factors of Depressive Disorders

Question 1

Being in a “depressed mood most of the day, nearly everyday” (feeling sad, empty, hopeless, or appearing tearful to others), and loss of interest and pleasure in usual activities

Answer 1

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

Question 2

A person experiences anxiety in the form of tenseness, restlessness, lack of focus, fear, or of losing control

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Anxious Distress

Question 3

A person experiences some manic symptoms such as elevated moods, increased energy, or talkativeness

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Mixed Features

Question 4

A person experiences lack of interest or pleasure in activities

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Melancholic Features

Question 5

A person may experience elevated moods for certain or around particular people, or may show weight gain, increased appetite, or excessive sleep

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Atypical Features

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A person may experience delusions or hallucinations

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Mood-congruent Psychotic Features

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A person may show catatonic symptoms (staying still or immobilized for long periods of time)

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Catatonia

Question 8

A.K.A Seasonal Affective Disorder, A person experiences the symptoms of major depressive disorder only during a particular time of the year (eg. fall/winter) / people refer to it as winter blues

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Seasonal Pattern

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Symptoms appear during pregnancy or in the weeks following birth

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Peripartum Onset

Question 10

A person experiences mild to moderate depressed moods for most of the day nearly every day for at least two years and displays two of symptoms of MDD

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Persistent Depressive Disorder

Question 11

Is a childhood condition of extreme irritability, anger, and frequent, intense temper outbursts

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Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder

Question 12

A health problem that is similar to premenstrual syndrome (PMS) but more serious, causes severe irritability, depression, or anxiety in the week or two before period starts

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Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)

Question 13

Previously known as manic-depression, is characterized by a single or recurrent manic episode

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Bipolar I Disorder (BD I)

Question 14

Characterized by single or recurrent hypomanic and depressive episodes

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Bipolar II (BD II)

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A mental disorder that involves numerous periods of symptoms of depression and periods of symptoms of hypomania

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Cyclothymic Disorder

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Cognitive Perspective: Depression is triggered by negative thoughts, interpretations, self-evaluations, and expectations

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True

Question 17

Sociocultural Perspective: Depression is more prevalent in women than in men in individualist and collective cultures

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True

Question 18

Psychodynamic Perspective: Depression is caused unresolved unconscious conflict or repressed anger towards others

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True

Question 19

Block the reabsorption of serotonin and norepinephrine

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SNRIs

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Humanistic Perspective: Involves Abraham Maslow’s emphasis on a hierarchy of needs and motivations

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True

Question 19

Behavioral Perspective: Depression emphasizes the role of maladaptive actions play in the onset and maintenance of depression

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True

Question 20

The most commonly prescribed antidepressant medication, block the reabsorption of serotonin

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SSRIs

Question 21

Patients with Bipolar Disorder are typically treated with ______

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Pharmacotheraphy

Question 22

First-line treatment choice for BD, act on several neurotransmitters through complex mechanisms

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Lithium

Question 23

Defined by CDC as “death caused by self-directed injurious behavior with any intent to die as a result of the behavior”

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Suicide