Abnormalities in delivery of these is one possible cause of depression, they are also known as chemical messengers
What are nuerotransmitters
100
True or False people with depression are good at hiding it
What is true
100
What is the disorder women can experience that involves depression with hormone changes
What is PMDD
100
Depression is more common in which gender
What is female
100
Depression is treated in many ways including support groups, antidepressants, talk therapies, psychotherapy, and in rare cases…
What is electroconvulsive therapy
200
What is one stressful life event that can trigger MDD
What is job loss, divorce, loss of a loved one, relationship difficulties, etc.
200
Name one symptom of depression
What is restlessness, and irritability, anger becoming withdrawn or isolated, fatigue and lack of energy, guilty, self-hate,loss of interest or pleasure in activities that were once enjoyed, etc.
200
what is a disorder characterized by cyclic mood changes (extreme highs or lows)
What is bipolar disorder
200
The average age of onset for depression
What is 32
200
Fluoxetine (Prozac) is a form of
What is an antidepressant
300
What is stage in life that may serve to trigger depression when a particular event is personally distressing to a given individual
What is puberty, marriage, or retirement
300
Symptoms must persist over this many weeks or more in order to be diagnosed with MDD
What is 2 weeks
300
Involves highs and lows that are milder than bipolar disorder
What is Cyclothymic disorder
300
The race that is 40% less likely to experience depression than non-Hispanic whites
What are non-Hispanic blacks
300
This is used to help a person develop coping skills to deal with his/her depression
What are talk therapies
400
What is one nuerotransmitter besides serotonin if imbalanced can lead to depression?
What is dopamine,norepinephrine, endorphins
400
Name one symptom people must have in order to be diagnosed with MDD
What is either a depressed mood or a loss of interest or pleasure
400
occurs when a person has severe depression plus some form of psychosis
What is psychotic depression
400
3.3% of this age group have experienced debilitating depressive disorder
What is 13-18 year olds
400
This is used to help a person understand issues behind negative thoughts and feelings
What is psychotherapy
500
This is important in well being
What is serotonin
500
For major depression you must experience how many of the following symptoms in order to be diagnosed with it, symptoms include weight loss,weight gain, decrease or increase in appetite, insomnia or increase in desire to sleep, feeling of worthlessness, etc.
What is 5
500
more serious than the "baby blues" that many women experience after giving birth
What is postpartum depression
500
The percentage of U.S adults that experience MDD each year