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Term 1

Definition 1

One problem with analogue studies of depression is that

Term 2

According to Seligman's theory, who of the following would be most likely to develop learned helplessness we cannot be sure depression-like symptoms in lab animals reflect human depression

Definition 2

someone who had experienced uncontrollable negative events and then a controllable negative event

Term 3

After a couple has divorced, you learn that one of them is suffering from depression. Most likely:

Definition 3

a troubled marriage led to the depression

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Term 4

People who talk rapidly, dress flamboyantly, and get involved in dangerous activities are showing ______ symptoms of mania

Definition 4

behavioral

Term 5

Definition 5

A person who becomes depressed because of several recent tragic events would be experiencing ______ depression

Term 6

exogenous

Definition 6

Assume you have a friend who is a talented artist, and has occasional short-term hypomania. What is the best thing, in terms of being a creative, productive artist, that your friend could do

Do nothing; sometimes, hypomania increases artistic creativity and productivity -

Term 7

Bipolar disorders have recently been linked to:

Term 8

Cognitive theorists and psychoanalysts have in common an emphasis on

Definition 7

improper sodium transport.

Definition 8

how early experiences shape one's risk for depression.

Term 9

Definition
9

Which of the following risk percentage patterns would best support the influence of genetic factors in explaining bipolar disorder? ______ in the general population; ______ among close relatives of people with bipolar disorder; ______ among identical twins of people with bipolar disorder.

1%,
10%,
40%

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Term 10

Definition
10

Someone receiving treatment for depression periodically completes an Attributional
Style Questionnaire, which is designed to

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