Test 3 Flashcards
A low sad state in which life seems dark and challenging.
Depression
A state of breathless euphoria or frenzy energy.
Mania
People with this only suffer from depression not mania.
Unipolar
People experience period of depression and mania.
Bipolar
A severe of unipolar depression that is disabling.
Major Depressive Disorder
What is a mood disorder that is longe lasting and less disabling than major depressive disorder.
Dysthymic Disorder
Disorder marked by depression during the week of menstruation.
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
What is a neurotransmitter whose abnormal activity is linked to depression and panic disorder .
Norepinephrine
What is a neurotransmitter whose abnormal activity is linked to depression, OCD, and eating disorders.
Serotonine
What is a treatment treated for depression in which electrodes are attached to a patients head causing convulsion.
Electro Convulsive Therapy (ECT)
What is an anti-depressant drug that prevents the action of monoamine oxidase.
Mao inhibitor
What is an anti-depressant drug that has three rings in its structure.
Tricyclic
What is a group of second generation drugs that increase serotonin.
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI)
A treatment in which an implanted pulse generator sends singles to the persons vagus nerve.
The Vagus Nerve Stimulation
What is a treatment in which an electromagnetic coil sends a current into the brain.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
What is a treatment in which a pace maker powers electrodes implanted in broad man area 25.
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
According to Freud Theory what is the loss of a valued object that is unconsciously interpreted as the loss of a loved one.
Symbolic Loss
What is the perception based on past experiences that one has no control over ones reinforcements.
Learned Helplessness
What is the three forms of negative thinking that leads people to feeling depressed. (experience oneself in the future)
Cognitive Triad
What is numerous unpleasant thoughts that cause or maintain depression.
Automatic Thoughts
What is a therapy that helps people identify and change the assumptions and ways of thinking that help cause their psychological disorders.
Cognitive Therapy
A type of bipolar disorder followed by full manic and depressive episodes.
Bipolar I Disorder
What is a type of bipolar disorder followed by mild manic and depressive episodes.
Bipolar II Disorder
What is a disorder marked by numerous periods of hypomanic systems and mild depressive symptoms.
Psyclothymic Disorder
A metallic element that occurs in nature and is effective treatment for bipolar disorders.
Lithium
What is psychotropic drugs that help improvise the moods of people suffering from bipolar.
Mood Stabilizing Drugs
What is chemical changes within a neuron just after the neuron receives a neurotransmitter message and just before it responds.
Second Messengers
What are key proteins within certain neurons whose job it is to prevent cell death.
Neuroprotective Proteins
What is an unsuccessful attempt to kill oneself.
Para Suicide
What is an intentional self inflicted death.
Suicide
What is the death in which the victim plays and indirect, hidden, partial, or unconscious role.
Sub intentional
What is a psychological autopsy in which reachers piece together information about a persons suicide from the persons past.
Retrospective Analysis
What is a pessimistic belief that ones present circumstances will not change.
Hopelessness
What is viewing problems and solutions in rigid either/ or terms.
Dichotomous Thinking
What is a program that tries to identify people who are at risk of killing themselves.
Suicide Prevention Programs
What is a treatment approach that tries to help people in a psychological crisis to view their situation more accurately.
Crisis Intervention
What are the four types of suicidal people.
Death seekers, death initiators, death ignorers, and death darers
What are four stressors that triggers a suicide.
Social Isolation, Serious Illness, Abusive environment, and Occupational Stress
What are the four contagions of suicide.
Family Members and Friends, Celebrities, Highly Publicized Cases, and Coworkers and Colleagues
What are three categories of suicide.
Egoistic, Altruistic, and Anomic
What kind of suicide is committed by people whom society has little or no control.
Egoistic Suicides
What kind of suicide is committed by people who sacrifice their lives for the well being of others.
Altruistic Suicides
What kind of suicide is committed by people whose social environment fails to provide stable structure.
Anomic Suicide
Prior to 1800 what suicide considered.
Sin and a Crime
What are the two biblical responses to suicide.
Personal accountability and Sanctity of human life; the sin of murder
What is the key to fighting depression.
Tell yourself the truth
What are the three realities of truth.
I am God’s child, God loves me, and God is changing me
What are some of the myths of suicide.
People who talk about suicide won’t do it, Suicide happens without warning, Suicidal people want to die, Suicidal people are “crazy”, suicide threats are just for attention, asking about suicide encourages suicide, a person who attempted suicide in the past is least liking to repeat, and suicide is painless
Who has a higher suicide attempt rate.
Women
Who has a higher suicide completion rate.
Men
