PSY 657 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
TEST 2 2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
●● Bipolar I Disorder.
Answer: _____ is distinguished from MDD by the presence of full-
blown mania. People experience episodes of mania and major depressive
episodes for at least 1 week, either intermixed or alternating rapidly
every few days. Manic for at least 4 days
●● Bipolar II disorder.
Answer: the person does not experience full-blown manic (or mixed)
episodes but has experienced clear-cut hypomanic episodes as well as
major depressive episodes. (manic episodes are below the threshold for
full-blown mania)
●● major depressive disorder.
Answer: A duration of at least two weeks. Key features are sadness,
emptiness, and hopelessness. Usually accompanied by a sense of
worthlessness or guilt, impaired focus, impaired concentration and
difficulty making decisions. (need 5 or more symptoms) Disturbances in
appetite, sleep and psychomotor, low energy, fatigue and anhedonia.
Person should never have had a manic episode.
,●● Relapse in depression.
Answer: The return of symptoms within a fairly short period of time; no
triggers
●● Recurrence.
Answer: Onset of a new episode of depression
●● persistent depressive disorder.
Answer: Characterized by a depressed mood on most days for adults for
two years
●● double depression.
Answer: a moderately depressed mood that persists for at least 2 years
and is punctuated by periods of major depression
●● PDD and MDD.
Answer: what are the 2 disorders in double depression
●● postpartum depression.
Answer: a new mother's feelings of inadequacy and sadness in the days
and weeks after giving birth (within 10 days) 50-70% of women
experience this
, ●● monamine theory of depression.
Answer: too much norepinephrine/serotonin believed to cause mania
while too little thought to cause depression
●● negative cognitive triad.
Answer: negative thoughts about the self, the world, and the future
●● Beck's Cognitive Theory.
Answer: Patient's beliefs about the world cause them to be depressed
●● mixed episode.
Answer: The presence of both manic and major depressive symptoms
almost daily for at least 1 week, resulting in rapid mood cycling with or
without psychotic symptoms.
●● MAOIs.
Answer: monoamine oxidase inhibitors; first category of antidepressants
●● TCAs.
Answer: tricyclic antidepressants
●● SSRIs.
Answer: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors; Take 3-6 weeks to work
TEST 2 2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
●● Bipolar I Disorder.
Answer: _____ is distinguished from MDD by the presence of full-
blown mania. People experience episodes of mania and major depressive
episodes for at least 1 week, either intermixed or alternating rapidly
every few days. Manic for at least 4 days
●● Bipolar II disorder.
Answer: the person does not experience full-blown manic (or mixed)
episodes but has experienced clear-cut hypomanic episodes as well as
major depressive episodes. (manic episodes are below the threshold for
full-blown mania)
●● major depressive disorder.
Answer: A duration of at least two weeks. Key features are sadness,
emptiness, and hopelessness. Usually accompanied by a sense of
worthlessness or guilt, impaired focus, impaired concentration and
difficulty making decisions. (need 5 or more symptoms) Disturbances in
appetite, sleep and psychomotor, low energy, fatigue and anhedonia.
Person should never have had a manic episode.
,●● Relapse in depression.
Answer: The return of symptoms within a fairly short period of time; no
triggers
●● Recurrence.
Answer: Onset of a new episode of depression
●● persistent depressive disorder.
Answer: Characterized by a depressed mood on most days for adults for
two years
●● double depression.
Answer: a moderately depressed mood that persists for at least 2 years
and is punctuated by periods of major depression
●● PDD and MDD.
Answer: what are the 2 disorders in double depression
●● postpartum depression.
Answer: a new mother's feelings of inadequacy and sadness in the days
and weeks after giving birth (within 10 days) 50-70% of women
experience this
, ●● monamine theory of depression.
Answer: too much norepinephrine/serotonin believed to cause mania
while too little thought to cause depression
●● negative cognitive triad.
Answer: negative thoughts about the self, the world, and the future
●● Beck's Cognitive Theory.
Answer: Patient's beliefs about the world cause them to be depressed
●● mixed episode.
Answer: The presence of both manic and major depressive symptoms
almost daily for at least 1 week, resulting in rapid mood cycling with or
without psychotic symptoms.
●● MAOIs.
Answer: monoamine oxidase inhibitors; first category of antidepressants
●● TCAs.
Answer: tricyclic antidepressants
●● SSRIs.
Answer: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors; Take 3-6 weeks to work
