Discussion: Mood disorder
Discussion: Mood disorder
Discussion: Mood disorder
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# 1.38
(1 pts.) Joe has a mood disorder in which he experiences alternating episodes of severe depression and mild bouts of mania. Which of the following diagnoses would best describe Joes condition?
A) bipolar I disorder
B) bipolar II disorder
C) manic depression
D) cyclothymic disorder
# 1.39
(1 pts.) Catecholamine is to ____ as indolamine is to
A) serotonin; norepinephrine
B) GABA; serotonin
C) norepinephrine; serotonin
D) dopamine; norepinephrine
# 1.40
(1 pts.) The statement My girlfriend dumped me; all women must hate me is an example of Becks cognitive distortion known as .
A) catastrophizing.
B) dichotomous thinking.
C) excessive responsibility.
D) overgeneralization.
# 1.41
(1 pts.) Andrea, a depressed client, was instructed by her therapist to attend a retirement party she was invited to. Prior to going, he asked her to try to estimate how much fun she would have at the party. Andreas therapist is having her conduct a(n)
A) graded task assignment.
B) in vivo exposure.
C) pleasure prediction experiment.
D) self-monitoring task.
# 1.42
(1 pts.) A therapist is treating Scotts depression using an approach which focuses on the present and whose guidelines have been established through research data. Scotts therapist is most likely to have a(n) ___ orientation.
A) psychoanalytic
B) humanistic
C) interpersonal
D) intergenerational
# 1.43
(1 pts.) Jenny is suffering from clinical depression. As a result, she typically wakes up early in the morning and tends to be more gloomy in the morning than during the rest of the day. Which of the following specifiers best applies to Jennys case?
A) in remission
B) postpartum
C) melancholic type
D) seasonal pattern
# 1.44
(1 pts.) Which of the following facts from the case of Kay Redfield Jamison would be of most interest to a behavior geneticist? The fact that her
A) family moved a lot when she was a child.
B) first bout with a mood episode occurred when she was a teenager.
C) aunt was diagnosed with schizophrenia.
D) father suffered from severe depressive episodes.
# 1.45
(1 pts.) Dr. Jaspers feels that Rhondas manic episode is an unconscious defense that she is using to guard against sinking into a state of gloom and despair. Based on this information Dr. Jaspers orientation is most likely
A) humanistic.
B) behavioral.
C) existential.
D) psychodynamic.
