For several months, Jack tells his friends that he feels depressed. When questioned by his friends, he states that he feels down most of the time. Jack has:
a) clinical depression
b) mood disorders
c) depressed mood
d) depression
Question 2Which of the following disorders tends to occur with approximately equal frequency in men and women?
a) bipolar disorder
b) unipolar disorder
c) dysthymic disorder
d) dissociative identity disorder
Question 3Jacqueline has been depressed, ongoing, for the past three years. Based on this information, the best diagnosis for Jacqueline would be
a) Persistent depressivedisorder.
b) Cyclothymic disorder.
c) Bipolar disorder.
d) Disruptive mood Regulation disorder.
Question 4The Egyptians, Mesopotamians, and Hebrews believed the seat of the mind to be in the heart.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 5An epidemiologist is preparing a report on the rates of depression among people of different races and ethnic groups in the United States. What is the best title of the presentation?
a) Ethnicity, but not race, matters in depression rates
b) Depression: Rates not affected by race and ethnicity
c) Why the symptoms of depression vary with ethnicity and race
d) Social support in some racial and ethnic groups makes depression rates
Question 6Dysthymia, major depressive disorder, cyclothymic disorder, and the
bipolar disorders are classified as
a) neuroses.
b) mood disorders.
c) anxiety disorders.
d) personality disorders.
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