Exam 7: Mood Disorders and Suicide

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A) childhood maltreatment causes depression.
B) only one type of gene causes depression.
C) either or a gene or certain environmental factors need to be present to cause depression.
D) both a gene and certain environmental factors need to be present to cause depression.

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A) teenagers, especially depressed girls.
B) elderly men with chronic physical illnesses.
C) young women who were recently separated or divorced.
D) college-educated people.

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A) Dysthymia
B) Bipolar I disorder
C) Major depressive disorder
D) Bipolar II disorder

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A) mild manic episode.
B) short manic episode.
C) manic episode characterized by inactivity.
D) manic episode followed by symptoms of a mild depression.

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A) Neither unipolar nor bipolar disorder have a strong genetic contribution.
B) Both unipolar and bipolar disorders have a strong genetic contribution.
C) Unipolar disorder is more strongly inherited than bipolar disorder.
D) Bipolar disorder is more strongly inherited than unipolar disorder.

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A) focuses on implementing cognitive changes.
B) combines pharmacotherapy and behavioral therapy.
C) combines interpersonal therapy and behavioral methodology.
D) emphasizes activity and involvement in interpersonal relationships.

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Mood disorders, conduct disorder and sub...

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Marked change in mood and behavior, espe...

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A) Most first time episodes of depression are preceded by a very stressful life event.
B) Both first time and recurrent episodes of depression are usually preceded by a very stressful life event.
C) Even mildly stressful events are associated with the onset of episodes of depression.
D) Mildly stressful events are only associated with the onset of first time depression, not with recurrent episodes.

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A) only affect one area of a client's functioning.
B) are out of the client's control.
C) are linked causally to the behavior or personality of the client.
D) affect the client and not those around him or her.

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A) Acute
B) Chronic
C) Dependent
D) Independent

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A) marital distress can lead to depression and depression can lead to marital distress.
B) the source of most marital distress in the depression of one or both partners.
C) the stress and depression caused by marital discord explains the higher suicide rate seen in those who are married.
D) stress causes depression.

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A) was actually a healthy adaptation to stress.
B) was a result of overly high self-esteem.
C) involved the anal stage of development.
D) was anger turned inward.

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A) she is determined to kill herself and will choose a lethal means such as a gun to ensure that she is successful.
B) she is ambivalent about committing suicide.
C) she will change her mind at the last minute and reexamine her problems in a more objective fashion.
D) she will show no outward signs of her distress.

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The presence of psychotic symptoms indic...

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A) can occur even in infants and very young children.
B) is extremely rare in childhood.
C) cannot occur in childhood.
D) can occur in childhood in females but not in males.

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A) selective abstraction.
B) dichotomous thinking.
C) arbitrary inference.
D) learned helplessness.

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