Question 1

What term refers to loss of pleasure or interest in usual activities?&#10;A)Avolition&#10;B)Anhedonia&#10;C)Alogia&#10;D)Hopelessness

Accepted Answer

Anhedonia specifically refers to the inability to feel pleasure in normally pleasurable activities, which is a common symptom in depression and other mental health disorders.

Question 2

What does responding to one's sad mood in a passive manner by repeatedly dwelling on the causes and symptoms of one's depressive mood refer to?&#10;A)Depression&#10;B)Hopelessness&#10;C)Learned helplessness&#10;D)Rumination

Accepted Answer

Rumination involves repeatedly thinking about the causes, consequences, and symptoms of one's negative emotional state, rather than taking action to improve it.

Question 3

What is the median lifetime number of depressive episodes per person with major depressive episode?&#10;A)3&#10;B)4&#10;C)5&#10;D)6

Accepted Answer

The median lifetime number of depressive episodes per person with major depressive disorder is 4. This statistic is based on epidemiological studies that track the occurrence of depressive episodes over the lifetime of individuals diagnosed with major depressive disorder.

Question 4

Which is FALSE about major depressive disorder?&#10;A)It is a leading cause of disability and premature death worldwide&#10;B)Individuals must have had more than one major depressive episode&#10;C)Individuals must not have had mania or hypomania&#10;D)Despite effective treatments, most people do not seek treatment

Accepted Answer

Major depressive disorder does not require individuals to have had more than one major depressive episode; a single episode can suffice for diagnosis.

Question 5

What refers to when a person meets criteria for major depression and manic or hypomanic episodes simultaneously?&#10;A)Mixed episode&#10;B)Bipolar state&#10;C)Bipolar episode&#10;D)Manic depressive episode

Accepted Answer

A mixed episode, in the context of mood disorders, refers to a condition where symptoms of both major depressive episodes and manic or hypomanic episodes are experienced simultaneously. This term is often used in the diagnosis of bipolar disorder.

Question 6

Which is FALSE about the appetite and sleep disturbances in depression?&#10;A)Individuals who are depressed can have either increased or decreased appetite&#10;B)Individuals who are depressed can have either increased or decreased sleep&#10;C)Individuals who are depressed who have neither appetite disturbance usually do not have an eating disturbance either&#10;D)Individuals who are depressed and sleep excessively also tend to eat excessively

Accepted Answer

Individuals who are depressed who have neither appetite disturbance usually do not have an eating disturbance either is false.

Question 7

What term refers to the syndrome when people see no way that they or anyone else can help them?&#10;A)Helpless-hopelessness syndrome&#10;B)Learned helplessness syndrome&#10;C)Stress generation syndrome&#10;D)Blindsight syndrome

Accepted Answer

Helpless-hopelessness syndrome refers to the syndrome when people see no way that they or anyone else can help them.

Deck 11: Depressive, Bipolar, and Related Disorders