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Psy 657 Exam 2 Pepperdine. Exam Questions
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Unipolar Depressive Disorde - Answer✔Person experiences only depressive episodes for two
weeks
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
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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
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Psy 657 Exam 2 Pepperdine. Exam Questions
And Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass.
Unipolar Depressive Disorde - Answer✔Person experiences only depressive episodes for two
weeks
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
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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
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