Mood Disorders Online Content & Practice 100%

All of the following are biological factors that could lead someone to developing a mood disorder except __________.

*A. abuse and neglect*

All of the following are possible causes of mood disorders except ________.

*B. optimism*

What is the difference in suicide rates between individuals suffering from a mood disorder and individuals who are not?

*Individuals diagnosed with bipolar disorder are 15-20 percent more likely to commit suicide than those who do not have bipolar disorder. Individuals suffering from depression are 10 percent more likely to commit suicide than people. who are not suffering from depression.*

Individuals can be genetically predisposed to depression, but their environment will most likely determine if they will develop a mood disorder.

*True*

All of the following are symptoms of depression except ________.

*increased energy*

although feelings of euphoria may make experiencing _______ appealing, individuals often speak and behave in ways they regret later.

*mania*

Which of the following is most likely associated with the inability to form healthy relationships, which may lead to negative thoughts and depression?

*poor social skills*

Depression caused by anger that cannot be expressed and is turned inward is an example of a(n) ________ cause.

*psychoanalytic*

Identify one population of people, as indicated in the article, who have an increased chance of developing a mood disorder?

One group who have an increased chance of developing a mood disorder is one's where someone's family member such as a brother or sister mother or father have mood disorder that can be passed or inherited through observational conditioning. Life problems can also be a trigger for mood disorders such as environmental factors like losing a job or getting a divorce or childhood abuse. Also substance abuse excessive alcohol consumption and being female are some other risk factors of getting a mood disorder such as bipolar depression.

What is the main difference between major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder?

The main difference between major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder is that while bipolar depressive symptoms mirror those of major depression, bipolar disorder also consists of manic symptoms, which do not occur in major depressive disorder.

Summarize how having poor interpersonal skills, or social skills, affects depression.

There is a relationship between depression and people who have poor social skills. Individuals with poor social skills are unable to form new, healthy relationships because they are usually irritable or pessimistic. These personality traits seem to keep other people away from them, causing them to be more isolated and depressed. Often the only relationships that these individuals have are the ones that keep them feeling negative or do not offer support. This, in turn, causes them to have negative thoughts about themselves and those around them, which supports their depression.

Identify two things that differentiate depression from sadness. (Site 1)

Things that differentiate depression from sadness is that depression in the fears with daily life is consistent sadness and despair for two weeks or more, it is a consistent psychological disorder and it has nuclear colors that can contribute to physical ailments such as feeling sluggish Underhand is a short term emotional feeling that has a clear caused and usually waxesand wanes with time.