In comparing the length of untreated depressive episodes to untreated manic episodes, which of the following is an accurate statement? Depressive episodes generally last longer; Manic episodes generally last longer; Both types of episodes typically last about the same amount of time; This comparison cannot be made because depressive episodes are always treated. A 35-year-old individual named Manny has recently formulated an elaborate plan to cure AIDS with vitamin therapy. To provide funding for this cause, he has withdrawn all the money from his bank account and purchased thousands of jars of vitamins and small boxes in which to put them. When he appeared at a hospital emergency room loudly demanding the names of patients with AIDS, he himself was hospitalised for psychiatric observation. What is your diagnosis of Manny? Major depressive episode; Hypomanic episode; Manic episode; Post-partum psychosis. Persistent depressive disorder (formerly called dysthymia) differs from major depressive disorder because people diagnosed with dysthymia have symptoms of depression that are: More sever; Longer lasting; Episodic; Temporary. Bipolar II disorder consists of: Depression with hypomanic episodes; Depression with anxiety; Depression with mania; Depression with dysthymia. When manic episodes alternate with depressive episodes, the disorder most correctly diagnosed would be: Bipolar I disorder; Major depressive disorder; Bipolar II disorder; Cyclothymic disorder. Which of the following statements are TRUE? Overwhelming evidence suggest mood disorders are familial and reflect an underlying genetic vulnerability; Studies are now beginning to identify a small group of genes that may contribute to genetic vulnerability to some types of depression; The genetic contribution to depression falls in the range of approximately 40% for females and 20% for males; All of the above. Current research into neurotransmitter systems has produced the ‘permissive’ hypothesis which states that: Low levels of serotonin are sufficient to explain the aetiology of mood disorders; The noradrenalin system regulates serotonin levels; if noradrenaline is low, depression will occur; When serotonin levels are low, other neurotransmitter systems become dysregulated and contribute to mood irregularities; The absolute levels of neurotransmitters are more significant in mood regulation that the overall balance of various neurotransmitters. Which of the following is perhaps the best-known and widely used SSRI medication? Prozac; Valium; Hypericum; Thorazine. The anti-depressant medication Lithium is also referred to as a mood stabiliser because it: Increases the availability of both dopamine and noradrenaline in the brain; Is less toxic than the SSRI medication; Helps to prevent manic episodes; Increases thyroid functioning, which results in improved mood stabilisation. With regard to the relationship between mood disorders and suicide, which of the following statements reflects the current thinking on suicide? Suicide is often associated with psychological disorders, especially depression; All people who attempt suicide have mood disorders; A small percentage of adolescent suicides are an indication of severe depression; Suicide is generally a response to some disappointment in people who are otherwise psychologically healthy.

In comparing the length of untreated depressive episodes to untreated manic episodes, which of the following is an accurate statement? Depressive episodes generally last longer; Manic episodes generally last longer; Both types of episodes typically last about the same amount of time; This comparison cannot be made because depressive episodes are always treated. A 35-year-old individual named Manny has recently formulated an elaborate plan to cure AIDS with vitamin therapy. To provide funding for this cause, he has withdrawn all the money from his bank account and purchased thousands of jars of vitamins and small boxes in which to put them. When he appeared at a hospital emergency room loudly demanding the names of patients with AIDS, he himself was hospitalised for psychiatric observation. What is your diagnosis of Manny? Major depressive episode; Hypomanic episode; Manic episode; Post-partum psychosis. Persistent depressive disorder (formerly called dysthymia) differs from major depressive disorder because people diagnosed with dysthymia have symptoms of depression that are: More sever; Longer lasting; Episodic; Temporary. Bipolar II disorder consists of: Depression with hypomanic episodes; Depression with anxiety; Depression with mania; Depression with dysthymia. When manic episodes alternate with depressive episodes, the disorder most correctly diagnosed would be: Bipolar I disorder; Major depressive disorder; Bipolar II disorder; Cyclothymic disorder. Which of the following statements are TRUE? Overwhelming evidence suggest mood disorders are familial and reflect an underlying genetic vulnerability; Studies are now beginning to identify a small group of genes that may contribute to genetic vulnerability to some types of depression; The genetic contribution to depression falls in the range of approximately 40% for females and 20% for males; All of the above. Current research into neurotransmitter systems has produced the ‘permissive’ hypothesis which states that: Low levels of serotonin are sufficient to explain the aetiology of mood disorders; The noradrenalin system regulates serotonin levels; if noradrenaline is low, depression will occur; When serotonin levels are low, other neurotransmitter systems become dysregulated and contribute to mood irregularities; The absolute levels of neurotransmitters are more significant in mood regulation that the overall balance of various neurotransmitters. Which of the following is perhaps the best-known and widely used SSRI medication? Prozac; Valium; Hypericum; Thorazine. The anti-depressant medication Lithium is also referred to as a mood stabiliser because it: Increases the availability of both dopamine and noradrenaline in the brain; Is less toxic than the SSRI medication; Helps to prevent manic episodes; Increases thyroid functioning, which results in improved mood stabilisation. With regard to the relationship between mood disorders and suicide, which of the following statements reflects the current thinking on suicide? Suicide is often associated with psychological disorders, especially depression; All people who attempt suicide have mood disorders; A small percentage of adolescent suicides are an indication of severe depression; Suicide is generally a response to some disappointment in people who are otherwise psychologically healthy.

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In comparing the length of untreated depressive episodes to untreated manic episodes, which of the following is an accurate statement?

Depressive episodes generally last longer;
Manic episodes generally last longer;
Both types of episodes typically last about the same amount of time;
This comparison cannot be made because depressive episodes are always treated.

A 35-year-old individual named Manny has recently formulated an elaborate plan to cure AIDS with vitamin therapy. To provide funding for this cause, he has withdrawn all the money from his bank account and purchased thousands of jars of vitamins and small boxes in which to put them. When he appeared at a hospital emergency room loudly demanding the names of patients with AIDS, he himself was hospitalised for psychiatric observation. What is your diagnosis of Manny?

Major depressive episode;
Hypomanic episode;
Manic episode;
Post-partum psychosis.

Persistent depressive disorder (formerly called dysthymia) differs from major depressive disorder because people diagnosed with dysthymia have symptoms of depression that are:

More sever;
Longer lasting;
Episodic;
Temporary.

Bipolar II disorder consists of:

Depression with hypomanic episodes;
Depression with anxiety;
Depression with mania;
Depression with dysthymia.

When manic episodes alternate with depressive episodes, the disorder most correctly diagnosed would be:

Bipolar I disorder;
Major depressive disorder;
Bipolar II disorder;
Cyclothymic disorder.

Which of the following statements are TRUE?

Overwhelming evidence suggest mood disorders are familial and reflect an underlying genetic vulnerability;
Studies are now beginning to identify a small group of genes that may contribute to genetic vulnerability to some types of depression;
The genetic contribution to depression falls in the range of approximately 40% for females and 20% for males;
All of the above.

Current research into neurotransmitter systems has produced the ‘permissive’ hypothesis which states that:

Low levels of serotonin are sufficient to explain the aetiology of mood disorders;
The noradrenalin system regulates serotonin levels; if noradrenaline is low, depression will occur;
When serotonin levels are low, other neurotransmitter systems become dysregulated and contribute to mood irregularities;
The absolute levels of neurotransmitters are more significant in mood regulation that the overall balance of various neurotransmitters.

Which of the following is perhaps the best-known and widely used SSRI medication?

Prozac;
Valium;
Hypericum;
Thorazine.

The anti-depressant medication Lithium is also referred to as a mood stabiliser because it:

Increases the availability of both dopamine and noradrenaline in the brain;
Is less toxic than the SSRI medication;
Helps to prevent manic episodes;
Increases thyroid functioning, which results in improved mood stabilisation.

With regard to the relationship between mood disorders and suicide, which of the following statements reflects the current thinking on suicide?

Suicide is often associated with psychological disorders, especially depression;
All people who attempt suicide have mood disorders;
A small percentage of adolescent suicides are an indication of severe depression;
Suicide is generally a response to some disappointment in people who are otherwise psychologically healthy.

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