PSYC 435 Chapter 7(Mood Disorders
and Suicide)Multiple Choice Exam
Questions and Answers Athabasca
University.
Isaac has bipolar 1 disorder and does not take medication. He has just
started a manic episode. How long will the episode likely last?
Correct Answer -2 to 6 months
It can be difficult to diagnose depression in older adults because the
presentation of mood disorders is often complicated by another variable.
What is that variable?
Correct Answer -The presence of medical illnesses and/or symptoms of
dementia
What is the rapid-cycling specifier added to the diagnosis of bipolar
disorder?
Correct Answer -When a patient has had at least four episodes within a
year
Which herbal treatment has recently gained considerable interest as a
treatment for depression?
Correct Answer -St. John's worrt (hypercium)
Jane is diagnosed with bipolar II disorder. Which of the following can we
expect her to experience?
a. She will experience hypomanic episodes alternating with mild
depressive symptoms
,b. She will experience manic episodes and major depressive episodes
c. She will experience hypomanic episodes and major depressive episodes
d. She will experience hypomanic episodes predominantly
Correct Answer -She will experience hypomanic episodes and major
depressive episodes
Marieke has Persistent Mood Disorder (dysthymia) while Jackie has
major depressive disorder. How will Marieke experiences differ from
Jackie?
Correct Answer -She will have less severe symptoms of depression
Wendy usually says, "It's all my fault" when anything goes wrong. Which
dimension of the depressive attributional style is she reflecting?
Correct Answer -Internal
In the "Hillside Strangler" case, what did Kenneth Bianchi claim to be
suffering from?
Correct Answer -Dissociative identity disorder
Ambrose has just been prescribed selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
(SSRI). Which of the following medications may have been prescribed to
Ambrose?
Correct Answer -Prozac
Current reasearch into neurotransmitter systems has produced the
"permissive hypothesis." What does this hypothesis state?
Correct Answer -When serotonin levels are low, other neurotransmitter
systems become dysregulated and contribute to mood irregularities.
, According to the text, the average length of a major depressive episode if
left untreated is:
Correct Answer -9 months
What do we call the phenomenon where individuals who are biologically
vulnerable to depression have a tendency to place themselves in high-
risk, stressful environments?
Correct Answer -The reciprocal gene-environment model
What distinguishes bipolar I disorder from bipolar II disorder?
Correct Answer -Only bipolar I disorder has episodes of mania
Anne has major depression and her friend Gail is experiencing mania.
Both are refusing drug treatment. If both Anna and Gail began feeling
symptoms on the same day, what can you predict about when the
symptoms will end?
Correct Answer -Gail's symptoms will go away first
Although electroconvulsive therapy has been a controversial issue for
decades, it is an effective treatment for depression. In which of the
following cases is it especially effective?
Correct Answer -When a patients response to antidepressant medication
is poor
Thirty-five-year-old Rick recently formulated an elaborate plan to cure
AIDS with vitamin therapy. To provide funding, he withdrew all his
money from his bank and purchased thousands of jars of vitamins and
small boxes to put them in. When he appeared at a hospital emergency
room loudly demanding names of patients with AIDS, Rick was
hospitalized for psychiatric observation. What is Rick most likely
and Suicide)Multiple Choice Exam
Questions and Answers Athabasca
University.
Isaac has bipolar 1 disorder and does not take medication. He has just
started a manic episode. How long will the episode likely last?
Correct Answer -2 to 6 months
It can be difficult to diagnose depression in older adults because the
presentation of mood disorders is often complicated by another variable.
What is that variable?
Correct Answer -The presence of medical illnesses and/or symptoms of
dementia
What is the rapid-cycling specifier added to the diagnosis of bipolar
disorder?
Correct Answer -When a patient has had at least four episodes within a
year
Which herbal treatment has recently gained considerable interest as a
treatment for depression?
Correct Answer -St. John's worrt (hypercium)
Jane is diagnosed with bipolar II disorder. Which of the following can we
expect her to experience?
a. She will experience hypomanic episodes alternating with mild
depressive symptoms
,b. She will experience manic episodes and major depressive episodes
c. She will experience hypomanic episodes and major depressive episodes
d. She will experience hypomanic episodes predominantly
Correct Answer -She will experience hypomanic episodes and major
depressive episodes
Marieke has Persistent Mood Disorder (dysthymia) while Jackie has
major depressive disorder. How will Marieke experiences differ from
Jackie?
Correct Answer -She will have less severe symptoms of depression
Wendy usually says, "It's all my fault" when anything goes wrong. Which
dimension of the depressive attributional style is she reflecting?
Correct Answer -Internal
In the "Hillside Strangler" case, what did Kenneth Bianchi claim to be
suffering from?
Correct Answer -Dissociative identity disorder
Ambrose has just been prescribed selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
(SSRI). Which of the following medications may have been prescribed to
Ambrose?
Correct Answer -Prozac
Current reasearch into neurotransmitter systems has produced the
"permissive hypothesis." What does this hypothesis state?
Correct Answer -When serotonin levels are low, other neurotransmitter
systems become dysregulated and contribute to mood irregularities.
, According to the text, the average length of a major depressive episode if
left untreated is:
Correct Answer -9 months
What do we call the phenomenon where individuals who are biologically
vulnerable to depression have a tendency to place themselves in high-
risk, stressful environments?
Correct Answer -The reciprocal gene-environment model
What distinguishes bipolar I disorder from bipolar II disorder?
Correct Answer -Only bipolar I disorder has episodes of mania
Anne has major depression and her friend Gail is experiencing mania.
Both are refusing drug treatment. If both Anna and Gail began feeling
symptoms on the same day, what can you predict about when the
symptoms will end?
Correct Answer -Gail's symptoms will go away first
Although electroconvulsive therapy has been a controversial issue for
decades, it is an effective treatment for depression. In which of the
following cases is it especially effective?
Correct Answer -When a patients response to antidepressant medication
is poor
Thirty-five-year-old Rick recently formulated an elaborate plan to cure
AIDS with vitamin therapy. To provide funding, he withdrew all his
money from his bank and purchased thousands of jars of vitamins and
small boxes to put them in. When he appeared at a hospital emergency
room loudly demanding names of patients with AIDS, Rick was
hospitalized for psychiatric observation. What is Rick most likely
