Depression

Symptoms

100

True or False: It is obvious when someone is suffering from depression

False

200

This symptom of depression is the inability to sleep adequately

Insomnia

300

You must be experiencing symptoms of depression for how long before you can be diagnosed?

2 weeks or more

400

Depression can lead to changes in any of these aspects of someone's life (name one):

1) Sleep 2) Energy Level 3) Level of Interest 4) Appetite 5) Concentration 6) Daily Behavior 7) Personality 8) Motivation

500

This symptom of depression can be exacerbated by certain antidepressant medications

Thoughts of suicide

Treatments

100

This type of clinical treatment is the most common for depression.

Antidepressants

200

One of the most effective and cheapest treatments for depression

Aerobic exercise

300

This treatment for depression often leads to memory loss.

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

400

These are the best forms of therapy for treating depression

Cognitive Therapy or Behavior Therapy or CBT

500

This type of therapy can be used to decrease depression (Hint: even during winter months)

Light Exposure Therapy

Comorbid Disorders

100

This psychological disorder has symptoms that include self-starvation, binge-eating, purging, and being severely underweight.

What is Anorexia Nervosa

200

This psychological disorder is characterized by symptoms including self-starvation, binge-eating, purging, while being at a normal weight or slightly over-weight.

What is Bulimia Nervosa

300

This psychological disorder may be easily confused as a comorbid disorder with depression, and can be identified by alternating manic and depressive states.

Bipolar Disorder

400

This psychological disorder was added to the DSM in the 1980's

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

500

Name two of the three categories of symptoms of PTSD

1) Hyperarousal 2) Reexperiencing 3) Avoidance

Pharmaceutical

100

Antidepressants like Prozac block the re-uptake of this neurotransmitter in the brain

Serotonin

200

What percentage of Americans are taking antidepressants?

About 10% of the U.S. population

300

Name a common SSRI

1) Prozac 2) Lexapro 3) Zoloft 4) Celexa 5) Paxil 6) Cymbalta

400

Name one common food that can have a fatal interaction with a Monamine Oxydase Inhibitor (MAOI) (There are a lot of possible answers)

1) Cheese 2) Smoked, processed, or cured meat 3) Tofu 4) Pickles 5) Caviar 6) Sauerkraut 7) Sourdough bread 8) Crackers 9) Alcohol 10) Soybeans 11) Fava beans 12) Chocolate 13) Coffee 14) Tea

500

This type of antidepressant saw a decrease in use because it can be used to fatally overdose

Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA)

Miscellaneous

100

Depression is a ________ type of psychological disorder, meaning symptoms are not always present

Discrete

200

MDD stands for

Major Depressive Disorder

300

This common type of depression often occurs in women who have recently given birth.

Post-Partum Depression

400

The suicide rate for those suffering from depression is this percentage

Approximately 7%

500

This type of model takes into account biological, environmental, and social causes for psychological disorders like depression

Diathesis Stress Model