Test Bank of Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World Nevid 9th Edition

Test Bank of Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World Nevid 9th Edition

7
Mood Disorders and Suicide

Multiple-Choice Questions

1. The famous American author who described his severe depression in Darkness Visible was
______.
a. Tom Wolfe c. William Styron
b. Phillip Roth d. Bernard Malamud

ANSWER: C
Diff: 2 Page: 244
Topic: Chapter Introduction
Textbook LO: Introduction
Skill: Factual

2. Enduring states of feeling that color our psychological lives are called ______.
a. motivational states c. drives
b. moods d. traits

ANSWER: B
Diff: 1 Page: 244
Topic: Chapter Introduction
Textbook LO: Introduction
Skill: Factual

3. Disturbances in mood that are serious enough to impair daily functioning are called ______.
a. adjustment disorders c. anxiety disorders
b. personality disorders d. mood disorders

ANSWER: D
Diff: 1 Page: 244
Topic: Chapter Introduction
Textbook LO: Introduction
Skill: Factual

4. The DSM-5 does not include a general category of mood disorders but instead distinguishes between ________and_ ______.
a. depressive disorders; bipolar and related disorders.
b. depressive disorders; cyclothymic disorders
c. cyclothymic disorders; bipolar and related disorders
d. dysthymic disorders; cyclothymic disorders

ANSWER: A
Diff: 2 Page: 244
Topic: Types of Mood Disorders
Textbook LO: 7.1
Skill: Factual

5. There are _______ major types of bipolar disorders listed in the DSM-5.
a. 1 c. 4
b. 2 d. 6

ANSWER: B
Diff: 2 Page: 244
Topic: Types of Mood Disorders
Textbook LO: 7.1
Skill: Factual

6. Which of the following is listed under “Bipolar and Related Disorders” in the DSM-5?
a. major depressive disorder
b. unipolar disorder
c. cyclothymic disorder
d. persistent depressive disorder

ANSWER: C
Diff: 2 Page: 244
Topic: Types of Mood Disorders
Textbook LO: 7.1
Skill: Factual

7. Bipolar disorders include _______.
a. bipolar I disorder and bipolar II disorder
b. bipolar I disorder , bipolar II disorder, and cyclothymia
c. bipolar I disorder , bipolar II disorder, and dysthymia
d. bipolar I disorder , bipolar II disorder, cyclothymia, and dysthymia

ANSWER: A
Diff: 2 Page: 244
Topic: Types of Mood Disorders
Textbook LO: 7.1
Skill: Factual

8. Disorders such as depression and dysthymia are ______ in nature.
a. unipolar c. unilinear
b. bipolar d. multilinear

ANSWER: A
Diff: 1 Page: 244
Topic: Types of Mood Disorders
Textbook LO: 7.1
Skill: Factual

9. Disorders such as cyclothymia are ______ in nature.
a. unipolar c. unilinear
b. bipolar d. multilinear

ANSWER: B
Diff: 1 Page: 244
Topic: Types of Mood Disorders
Textbook LO: 7.1
Skill: Factual

10. Mood disorders in which the disturbance lies in only one direction are considered ______.
a. unipolar c. monopolar
b. unilinear d. monolinear

ANSWER: A
Diff: 1 Page: 244
Topic: Types of Mood Disorders
Textbook LO: 7.1
Skill: Factual

11. Mood disorders, which involve mood swings from one extreme to another, are considered
______.
a. dipolar c. bipolar
b. bilinear d. multilinear

ANSWER: C
Diff: 1 Page: 244
Topic: Types of Mood Disorders
Textbook LO: 7.1
Skill: Factual

12. Which of the following is listed under the category of “Depressive Disorders” in the DSM-5?
a. bipolar I disorder
b. bipolar II disorder
c. cyclothymic disorder
d. persistent depressive disorder

ANSWER: D
Diff: 2 Page: 245 (Table 7.1)
Topic: Types of Mood Disorders
Textbook LO: 7.1
Skill: Factual

13. Major depression cannot be diagnosed if a person shows a history of ______.
a. anxiety disorder c. dysthymia
b. personality disorder d. mania

ANSWER: D
Diff: 2 Page: 245
Topic: Types of Mood Disorders
Textbook LO: 7.1
Skill: Factual