abnormal psych chart 7 & 8 – Flashcards

Bipolar I

Bipolar II

______ % of adults in the US suffer from severe depression

What rate is depression higher among people?

5 main areas of functioning in unipolar depression

endogenous depression

Dysthymic disorder

diagnosing unipolar depression criteria 2:

What biochemical factors play a role in depression?

in the 1950s, what caused depression?

what areas in the brain does depression come from?

3 main psychological views on unipolar depression

describe the behavioral view of unipolar depression

What scientist believes that positive rewards in life dwindle for some people leading to preform fewer constructive behaviors?

What are limitations of behavioral view of unipolar depression?

Describe cognitive view of unipolar depression

Maria describes herself as “miserable,” has lost her sense of humor, and is displaying _____, or the inability to experience any pleasure at all.

According to DSM-5, a major depressive episode is a period marked by at least _____ symptoms of depression and lasts for _____ weeks or more.

Concerning whether a predisposition to depression is inherited, researchers have found that as many as _____ percent of the relatives of those with unipolar depression are depressed.

These theorists emphasize relationships and propose that depression results when people’s relationships leave them feeling unsafe and insecure

According to Beck, individuals repeatedly interpret their experiences, themselves, and their futures in negative ways that lead them to feel depressed. He calls this the cognitive

Sharon experiences mild manic episodes that alternate with major depressive episodes over the course of time. She would be diagnosed with _____ disorder.

The symptoms of this milder form of bipolar disorder continue for two or more years, interrupted occasionally by normal moods that may last for only days or weeks.

research suggests that mania may be linked to low _____ activity

Sociocultural view of unipolar depression

2 types of stressors in sociocultural view

Describe family social in sociocultural view

divorced people are ___ times as likely to be depressed that married or widowed

describe multicultural in sociocultural view

Artifact theory (multicultural)

life stress theory (multicultural)

2 kinds of relationship in multiculutral view

how many episode and how long does it have to last to be diagnosed as bipolar?

what is the permissive theory?

between ____ and _____ of all adults in the world suffer from a bipolar disorder at any given time

what causes bipolar disorder?

If ions fire too easily what does it cause? if it fires too slowly what does that cause?

around ____ of people with unipolar depression recieve treatment

Psychdynamic therapy for treating unipolar depression

What can go wrong with psychodynamic therapy for unipolar depression?

behavioral therapy in treating unipolar depression

what can go wrong with behavioral therapy in treating unipolar depression?

cognitive therapy in treating unipolar depression

How does Becks cognitive therapy work?

asociocultural therapy for treating unipolar depression

studies show that ____ therapy is just as effective as cognitive therapy

biological approach to unipolar depression

what does electrocunvulsion therapy (ECT) do?

In the 1950s 2 types of antidepressant drugs were found

what were these antidepressant drugs originally treated with?

how does monoamine (MAO) work?

Monamine(MAO) pose potentental danger. How?

how does tricyclics work?

how early do tricyclics have to be taken before improvement?

how do second generation antidepressants work?

In recent years, three additional biological approaches have been developed:

how does Vagus nerve stimulation work?

how does Transcranial magnetic stimulation work?

how does deep brains stimulation work?

In treating bipolar, what did antidepressants do?

what actually helps treat bipolar disorder?

What do doctors add on to the treatment with lithium to help a little more?

People with _____ disorder experience excessive anxiety under most circumstances and worry about practically anything.

This theory suggests that people with generalized anxiety disorder cannot tolerate the knowledge that a negative event may occur, no matter how slim the possibility.

Kevin suffers from _____ and is afraid to leave the house and travel to public places or other locations where escape might be difficult for him.

When talking about phobias, what does “stimulus generalization” mean?

Dr. Napolitano is petting a cat in front of her client and then encourages Maria, her client, to pet the cat as well. This is known as:

Jill has been experiencing recurring periods of shortness of breath, sweating, trembling, faintness, and a feeling of unreality for over a month. She may be suffering from:

Studies have found that people who scored high on anxiety-sensitivity surveys are up to _____ times more likely than others to develop panic disorder.

This type of therapy has been found as least as helpful as medication for panic disorder.

What is it called when you have persistent thoughts, ideas, impulses, or images that seem to invade your mind?

As much as _____ percent of people in the United States and other countries throughout the world develop OCD at some point during their lives.

This is an ego defense mechanism in which people unconsciously cancel out an unacceptable desire or act by performing another act.

Persons with OCD tend to have all of the following characteristics EXCEPT: -the belief that their intrusive negative thoughts are equivalent to actions. -to have exceptionally high standards of conduct and mortality. -lower rates of depression than other people. -the general belief that they should have perfect control over their thoughts and actions.

What is NOT expected to happen during psychodynamic therapy?

Cognitive therapy follows four phases and usually requires fewer than _____ sessions.

This is a treatment for unipolar depression that is based on the belief that clarifying and changing one’s interpersonal problems will help lead to recovery.

The brain seizure caused by ECT lasts from _____ seconds to a few minutes.

People who take _____ may experience a dangerous rise in blood pressure if they eat foods containing the chemical tyramine.

In a practice called _____ therapy, clinicians typically keep patients on tricyclics for five months or more after being free of depressive symptoms.

In studies of severely depressed people who have not responded to any other form of treatment, as many as 40 percent improve significantly when treated with:

What procedure to treat depression was first developed in 1985 in order to help patients without the undesired effects or trauma of ECT?

What procedure to treat depression was modeled after techniques used successfully to treat Parkinson’s disease?

This was a watershed medication for bipolar disorder when it was approved by the FDA in 1970.

The risk of relapse is _____ times greater if patients stop taking a mood stabilizer.

What is an important reason for those with bipolar disorder to participate in psychotherapy?