PSY 347 Exam 2 with answers

PSY 347 Exam 2 with answers |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Masked Depression - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Concept that held
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that there was indeed a disorder of childhood depression, but that
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the sad mood and other features usually considered essential to the
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diagnosis of depression frequently were not present.
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Major Depressive Disorder - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-Is the
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primary DSM category for defining depression.
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-It is described by the presence of one or more major depressive
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episodes.


Symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder Between Children vs.
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Adults - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-Symptoms required for the
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presence of a major depressive episode are the same for children,
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adolescents, and adults (with one exception). |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




-The exception is that in children or adolescents, irritable mood can
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be substituted for depressed mood.
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-Some reports suggest that a majority of depressed youths (over
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80%) exhibit irritable mood.
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,Symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔1) Depressed or irritable mood
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2) Loss of interest or pleasure
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3) Change in weight or appetite
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4) Sleep problems
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5) Motor agitation or retardation
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6) Fatigue or loss of energy
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7) Feelings of worthlessness or guilt
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8) Difficulty thinking, concentrating, or making decisions
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9) Thoughts of death or suicidal thoughts/behaviors
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-To diagnose, the DSM requires that 5 or more symptoms must be
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present. One symptom must be either depressed (irritable) mood or
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loss of interest or pleasure.
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-Must be present for two weeks and impair functioning.
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Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia) - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔-Is essentially a disorder in which many of the symptoms of a
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major depressive episode are present, perhaps in less severe form,
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but are more chronic--that is, they persist for a longer period of
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time. |\

,-Was introduced in DSM-5 as a substitute for the earlier diagnosis of
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dysthymic disorder.
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Symptoms of Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia) -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) Depressed or irritable mood
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2) Poor appetite of overeating
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3) Sleep disturbance
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4) Low energy or fatigue
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5) Loss of self-esteem
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6) Concentration or decision-making problems
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7) Feelings of hopelessness
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-Depressed or irritable mood must be present for at least 1 year (2
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years in adults) along with 2 or more of the other symptoms.
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-Symptoms must cause clinically significant distress or impairment.
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Double Depression - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Instances in which
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both chronic and less severe depression (dysthymia) and major
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depressive episodes are present. |\ |\ |\

, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder - CORRECT ANSWERS|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



✔✔-This diagnosis was added in DSM-5 in an attempt to address a
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problem with potential confusion concerning, and overdiagnosis of,
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bipolar disorder in children.
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-Described as symptoms of persistent irritability and frequent
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outbursts.


-Angry or irritable mood in young person is present even between
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the temper outbursts and is present most of the day and usually
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every day. |\




-Age of onset: before age 10, but not before age 6 or after age 18.
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-Thought to be more likely to later develop unipolar depressive
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disorders or anxiety disorders rather than a bipolar disorder.
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Depression Prevalence Dealing With Age and Sex - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



ANSWERS ✔✔-Depression is less prevalent in younger children |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



than adolescents.
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-Usually no gender differences are reported for children less than 12
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years of age.
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-When differences are reported, depression is more prevalent in boys
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than in girls during this age period.
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