Mood Disorder Review Questions Depressive Disorders REVIEW QUESTIONS 1.

Depressive episodes with ____________ involve a loss of interest in most activities and dif! culty reacting to events that would customarily bring pleasure. 2. Why are researchers suggesting that the prevalence of major depressive disorder will increase in the coming decades? 3. What is the minimum duration of symptoms for the diagnosis of dysthymic disorder in adults versus children and adolescents? Answers: 1. Melancholic features 2. There are higher lifetime prevalence rates for younger cohorts; as they get older, the overall prevalence of these disorders in the population will also increase. 3. A 2-year period for adults; a 1-year period for children and adolescents Disorders Involving Alternations in Mood REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. The speci! er ___________ applies to the diagnosis of individuals with bipolar disorder who have between 4 and 8 mood episodes within the course of a single year. 2. What are three features that distinguish a manic from a hypomanic episode? 3. What is the lifetime prevalence of bipolar disorder? Answers: 1. Rapid cycling 2. Hypomanic episode does not have psychotic features, is not severe enough to cause marked impairment, and the minimum duration is briefer (i.e., 4 days rather than a week). 3. 2.5 percent Theories and Treatments of Mood Disorders REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. What is one risk that the FDA has identied as associated with SSRI use in children and adolescents? 2. The errors that depressed people make in the way they draw conclusions from their experiences are called ____________.

3. In interpersonal and social rhythm therapy (IPSRT), what is the focus of the treatment? Answers: 1. Suicide 2. Cognitive distortions 3. The clinician focuses on disturbances in circadian rhythms and social relationships. Suicide (REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. How do males and females differ in completed suicides and attempted suicides? 2. What is the difference between suicidal lethality and suicidal intent? 3. A ___________ is a study conducted in which researchers and clinicians analyze the apparent causes of suicidal deaths. Answers: 1. Males are more likely to complete suicide and females are more likely to attempt suicide. 2. Lethality refers to the dangerousness of the persons intended method of dying, and intent refers to how committed a person is to dying. 3. Psychological autopsy for depressive