Mood Disorders - Depression & Bipolar
What is the most psychiatric disorder in the United States?
Major Depressive Disorder
What is the immediate emotional reaction to present danger?
Fear
What has research indicated is the main purpose of those that attempt/commit suicide?
To find a solution to their problem(s)
What type of fear do persecutory delusions create?
Someone/something is out to get or harm the individual.
Which of the mental health disorder is associated with the highest mortality rate (death rate)?
Anorexia Nervosa
What is the preferred medication for Bipolar I disorder?
Lithium
What is the most common compulsion related to OCD?
Cleaning and Washing (85%)
Jean is a 25 year old, single, female living with a roommate that has been feeling minimally depressed for the last year.
Bob is a 62 year old, divorced male living alone that has been feeling depressed for the last year.
Based on risk factors and prevalence, which one is more like to commit suicide?
Bob
In working with schizophrenic patients, mental health professionals typically distinguish between ________ symptoms (an excess or distortion of normal behavior) and ________ symptoms (deficits in normal behavior).
Positive; Negative
What is the loss of the menstrual cycle called?
Amenorrhea
The goal of cognitive therapy with depressed patients is to:
Identify and change dysfunctional patterns of thinking
What is the primary difference between acute stress disorder and post traumatic stress disorder?
Acute disorder is diagnosed 3-1 month after trauma; whereas, PTSD is diagnosed 1 month following trauma
When is an individual most at risk for suicide?
After release from the hospital due to a suicide risk/attempt
Research using brain-imaging techniques has localized auditory hallucinations in the part of the brain called:
Broca’s area (speech production)
The common fear related to both bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa is what?
Fear of gaining weight
A social worker is meeting with a 23 year old client. The client was referred by his doctor who suspects he may have a type of Bipolar Disorder. The client shares a long history of vacillating between periods of severe major depression and hypomania. After completing an assessment, what is the most likely diagnosis?
Bipolar II
A young child has thoughts about hating her younger brother and wishing he would die. She becomes very anxious about these thoughts because she has developed the idea that if anything really happened to him, it would be her fault. This pattern of thinking is called:
Thought-action fusion
What is psychache?
Painful psychological pain resulting from unmet needs
Schizophrenia runs in families. One environmental-related family factor implicated in relapse is:
Expressed Emotion
What eating disorder has the smallest gender disparity?
Binge Eating Disorder
A patient with depression is prescribed an SSRI. Why is this medication helpful?
It increases the neurotransmitter, Serotonin.
Although panic attacks are relatively common in the general population, only a small percentage of individuals are diagnosed with panic disorder because in order to meet criteria for panic disorder, one must demonstrate (in addition to panic attacks):
Anxious apprehension about future attacks
What are the three most prominent experiences related to the interpersonal theory of suicide?
Which of the following can occur when drugs are administered to patients with schizophrenia?
Drugs that decrease dopamine (antagonists) can lead to motor problems related to Parkinsons.
Jean is a normal-weight college student who has been experiencing binge-eating episodes several times per week over the past six months. After her binge episodes, Jean feels so disgusted with herself that she makes herself throw up. Jean is most likely suffering from:
Bulimia Nervosa