Deck 16: Depression in Women

Question 1

What is the median age of MDD onset?

A) 16
B) 25
C) 30
D) 40

Answer 1

C

Question 2

How long must a person experience a depressed mood for most of the day, for more days than not, in order to be diagnosed with dysthymia?

A) six months
B) one year
C) eighteen months
D) two years

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A nationally-representative study of over 14,500 women reported that an increased risk for MDD persists for at least _____ following childbirth.

A) six weeks
B) eight months
C) one year
D) three years

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Using data from a large community sample, Cohen at al. found that PMDD was associated with _____.

A) working at home
B) higher educational levels
C) current cigarette smoking
D) previous use of oral contraceptives

Question 5

How is PMDD distinguished from preexisting anxiety and mood disorders?

A) It has different symptoms.
B) The symptoms disappear after menstruation.
C) The symptoms are significantly more severe.
D) The symptoms are significantly less severe.

Question 6

Women are more likely to be affected with depression than men.

Question 7

Having a depressed parent is a risk factor for depression.

Question 8

Anxiety and depression are highly comorbid disorders.

Question 9

There is a significant body of evidence to substantiate the role of hormones in the etiology of depression.

Question 10

It is believed that women experience more psychological distress, in part, because of greater emotional involvement in the lives of those around them.

Question 11

List five symptoms of a major depressive episode (MDE).

Question 12

What three hypotheses have been suggested to explain the increase in prevalence of depression among younger cohorts?

Question 13

When does the onset of PPD generally occur?

Question 14

Explain how major depressive disorder is diagnosed.

Question 15

Why is studying the symptoms of menopause and depression unlikely to provide conclusive evidence of causation?