Which neurotransmitters are most important in the development of mood disorders?

a. GABA, endorphins, and serotonin

b. acetylcholine, serotonin, and GABA

c. dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine

d. norepinephrine, acetylcholine, and serotonin

Answer: c

One biological explanation for depression is that an overactive ______________ responds strongly to emotions and sends signals that lead to a decrease in ______________ activity.

a. caudate; brainstem

b. brainstem; caudate

c. limbic system; frontal cortex

d. frontal cortex; limbic system

Answer: c

Sandra is suffering from major depression. She is convinced that she will always be unhappy and her life will never change. Which of the three elements of the depressive explanatory style does this illustrate?

a. globalizing

b. internalizing

c. stabilizing

d. unstabilizing

Answer: c

The depressive explanatory style is characterized by which three elements?

a. externalizing, unstabilizing, globalizing

b. internalizing, stabilizing, globalizing

c. externalizing, stabilizing, localizing

d. internalizing, unstabilizing, localizing

Answer: b

Which of the following is a mood disorder?

a. obsessive-compulsive disorder

b. multiple personality disorder

c. narcissistic personality disorder

d. bipolar disorder

Answer: d

_______ is a disorder in which a person experiences episodes of mania and depression.

a. Generalized anxiety disorder

b. Major depression

c. Bipolar disorder

d. Borderline personality disorder

Answer: c

A person who suffers from bipolar disorder alternates between

a. depression and mania.

b. depression and schizophrenia.

c. mania and schizophrenia.

d. anxiety and mania.

Answer: a