Normal depression becomes a mood disorder when :

Normal depression becomes a mood disorder when
 
  A) there is no identifiable cause for it.
  B) it lasts for more than a month.
  C) it ceases to be justified and adaptive.
  D) the degree of impairment is judged severe enough to warrant a diagnosis.

Question 2

Selye
 
  A) focused on the cognitive component of the stress response.
  B) conducted extensive research on the effects of stress on the immune system.
  C) failed to acknowledge the role of the environment in adapting to stress.
  D) recognized that both happy and sad life events can be sources of stress.

Question 3

The alcohol flush reaction
 
  A) results from an inability to metabolize alcohol.
  B) might explain the reduced rate of alcoholism seen amongst Native American peoples.
  C) is seen during alcohol withdrawal.
  D) produces a spike in blood pressure and body temperature.

Question 4

Which of the following statements about the role of genetics as a risk factor for eating disorders is true?
 
  A) Although the findings to date are mixed, the evidence does indicate that a susceptibility to eating
  disorders may be inherited along with a diathesis for other psychological conditions.
  B) The lack of adoption studies has made it impossible to determine the heritability of eating disorders.
  C) While the gene underlying the restrictive type of anorexia nervosa has been identified, the role of
  genes in the development of other forms of eating disorders is not clear.
  D) Due to the complex nature of eating disorders and the probability that multiple genes contribute to
  their development, a role for genes in such disorders has yet to be established.

Question 5

Enlarged brain ventricles seen in people with schizophrenia
 
  A) are rare.
  B) are seen in childhood but have typically disappeared by adulthood.
  C) are most likely due to medication.
  D) continue to enlarge for many years.

Question 6

Manic and hypomanic episodes