Exam 2

Question 1

The DSM-5 includes __________ new depressive disorders.

Answer 1

2, disruptive mood regulation and premenstrual dysphoric disorder

Question 2

According to the DSM-5, bereavement-related symptoms are no longer excluded from the diagnosis of

Answer 2

major depressive disorder

Question 3

About ____ percent of people with MDD during their lifetime will also meet the criteria of an anxiety disorder at some point.

Answer 3

60%

Question 4

The most prevalent disorder in the US is

Answer 4

MDD

Question 5

___ as many girls as boys are exposed to CSA

Answer 5

twice

Question 6

Which of the following treatments for seasonal affective disorder is now considered a first-line recommendation in the APA Treatment Guidelines for Depression?

Answer 6

regular bright ligth exposure

Question 7

What is required for the diagnosis of Bipolar II?

Answer 7

at least one episode of depression

Question 8

Chronic, milder form of bipolar disorder?

Answer 8

cyclothymic

Question 9

____ of people with bipolar disorder also have anxiety?

Answer 9

2/3

Question 10

Which disorder has a high heritablility estimate?

Answer 10

bipolar

Question 11

Trp depletion has been shown to

Answer 11

lower serotonin levels

Question 12

HIgh levesl of expressed emotion

Answer 12

predict relaspes in depression

Question 13

hopelessness theory

Answer 13

cognitive diatheses that lead to negative attributions.

global, permanent causes

Question 14

In bipolar, depressive episodes are likely

Answer 14

triggered by the same causes as MDD

Question 15

Jolynn was experiencing major depression, and she went to a therapist who treated her with interpersonal therapy. Her therapist probably encouraged her to

Answer 15

examine her own ways of relating to people in her environment

Question 16

Across paradigms, treatment of mood disorders typically includes

Answer 16

psychoeducation

Question 17

ECT

Answer 17

can be a highly effective in treating some cases of chronic depression, especially depression with psychotic features.

Question 18

Medications as a treatment for depression

Answer 18

are used most effectively in conjunction with therapy

Question 19

A recent study showed that the use of antidepressants for people with bipolar disorder

Answer 19

does not confer any benefit in treating depression when added to a mood stabilizer.

Question 20

studies in the epidiemiology of suicide suggest that

Answer 20

men are more liely to attempt

Question 21

anterior cingulate

Answer 21

greater activation in ppl with depression, this distrubance interferes with effective emotional regulation

Question 22

dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

Answer 22

diminished activity in MDD, hindered emotional regulation

Question 23

striatum

Answer 23

low activity in MDD, hi activity in bipolar, REWARDS

Question 24

Cushing’s syndrome

Answer 24

oversecretion of cortisol

Question 25

attribution

Answer 25

explanation a person forms about why a strssor has occurred, attributional style goes with hopelessness theory

Question 26

negative triad

Answer 26

Aaron Beck, negative views about self, world and future, schema

Question 27

Ppl with depression may have

Answer 27

less sensitive serotonin receptors

Question 28

Among ppl with social anxiety disorder, ___ also experience avoidant personality disorder

Answer 28

1/3

Question 29

Agoraphobia in the DSM - 5

Answer 29

is its own distinct disorder rather than a subtyp of panic disorder

Question 30

In Japan, taijin kyofusho involves

Answer 30

fear of embarassing others

Question 31

Individuals with anxiety disorders

Answer 31

have an over active fear circuit

Question 32

behavioral inhibition

Answer 32

a tendency to become agitated and cry when faced with new novel toys, people or other stimuli

Question 33

The reason ppl with panic disorders keep belieiving that the panic attack will be fatal, even after durviving several attacks, is...

Answer 33

they believe their performance of safety behaviors keeps them alive and the negative cognitions remain

Question 34

COgnitive factors relating to anxiety disorder

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sustained negative beliefs about the future (performance of safety behaviors during panic attacks) perceived lack of control attention to threat

Question 35

locus coeruleus

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major source of NE in the brain

Question 36

interoceptive conditioning

Answer 36

first panic attack physiological response yeilds symptoms that trigger other panic attacks int he future

Question 37

D-cycloserine

Answer 37

is a drug that enhances learning

Question 38

Extinction involves

Answer 38

learning new associations to stimuli that inhibit activation of the fear response

Question 39

The estimated heritability for OCD ranges from __________ to __________ percent.

Answer 39

40-50 %

Question 40

OCD brain

Answer 40

orbitofrontal cortex, anterior cingulate, and caudate nucleus

Question 41

All three OCD-related disorders respond well to

Answer 41

serotonin reuptake inhibitors

Question 42

As with the anxiety disorders, PTSD appears to be related to a greater activation of the amygdala and diminished activation of the

Answer 42

medial prefrontal cortex

Question 43

treatment of ASD

Answer 43

is important, as it decreases the occurance of ptsd

Question 44

__________ therapy is designed to help victims of rape and childhood sexual abuse to dispute tendencies towards self-blame.

Answer 44

cognitive processing

Question 45

Taken as a whole, the criteria for Acute Stress Disorder and the criteria for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder are __________ in the DSM-5 than in the DSM-IV-TR.

Answer 45

more similar

Question 46

A strictly behavioral therapist treating Steve for contamination fear due to OCD would use which of the following interventions?

Answer 46

have steve purposefully get dirty

Question 47

Rather than being considered part of the avoidance cluster of symptoms, the DSM-5 considers numbing symptoms such as feeling distant from others to be part of the ___________ category.

Answer 47

neg alterations in cognition and mood

Question 48

In PTSD, criteria for negative alterations in mood or cognition include

Answer 48

blaming others inability to recall specefic events about the trauma\ more frequent neg mood in kids

Question 49

Symptoms of PTSD are grouped into which of the following major categories?

Answer 49

re-experiencing the traumatoc event, avoidance of stimuli associated with the event, negatove alterations in cognition and mood, increased arousal or reactivity

Question 50

If hoarding symptoms develop as part of schizophrenia, hoarding disorder ________

Answer 50

should not be diagnosed

Question 51

All of the following have been cited as reasons for changes in the prevalence of dissociative identity disorder over the years

Answer 51

changing definitins of schizophrenia publications of pop accounts changes in diagnostic criteria