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Chapter 5 - SWK 670
DSM Reading, Depression: Out of the Shadows (Dave)
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Social Work
Graduate
04/02/2012

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Hypomainia is defined as:
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A period during which there is abnormally elevated, expansive, or irritable mood when not severe enough to cause impairment
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Which of the following is not a symptom of Major Depression?
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A lack of recognition there is a problem
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A monoamine oxide inhibitor (MAOI) dooes what?
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Prevents monoamine oxidase from breaking down neurotransmitters (e.g.norepinephrine).
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Selective Serotonis Reuptake Inhibitors (SSSRIs) do what?
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Increase the amount of Serotonin in the brain
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Tegretol and Depakote are examples of what time of medication?
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Anticolsant/Mood Stabilizer
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Which of the following is NOT accurate regarding Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)?
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People must undergo months of treatment to achieve any positive results
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Bipolar II is characterized by
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At least one hyomanic episode
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According to the DSM, instead of displaying sadness, a child who is experiencing Major Depressive Disorder may present with
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Irritability
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Dysthmia is characterized by
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A chronic low-grade depression
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An example of a Tetracyclic is
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Remeron
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Women are twice as likely as men to experiencee which of the following in their lifetime
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Cyclothymia
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Which of the following is not a symptom of a Manic Episode?
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Insight into personal difficulties
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According to the DSM Bipolar I affects approximately what percent of the population?
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1%
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Prozac is an example of which type of medication?
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SSRI
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Lithium is generally referred to as a
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Mood stabilizer
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Cyclothymic Disorder is characterized by
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Numerous periods of hypomanic and depressive symptoms for at least 2 years
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If there is a fifth digit included in the diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder, what does it represent?
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Severity/Psychotic/Remission Specifiers
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To include a"postpartum onset" specifier, within what time frame of childbirth does the onset need to take place?
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Four weeks
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Effexor is thought to affect which neurtro transmitters?
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Serotonin and Norepinephrine
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The DVD "Depression:Out of the Shadows" included the experience of depression of two African-American people
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True.
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