Mood disorder epidemiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: A _____ history of completed suicide is another well-known risk factor for suicide completion

Answer: family

Flashcard 2: _____ disorder is characterized by an abnormal range of moods or internal emotional states and loss of control over them

Answer: Mood

Flashcard 3: Which personality disorder is characterized by excessive emotionality/excitability and sexually provocative behavior? _____

Answer: Histrionic (cluster B)

Flashcard 4: Atypical depression is associated with _____-somnia

Answer: hyper

Flashcard 5: Which gender completes suicide more often?_____

Answer: Males

Flashcard 6: Which personality disorder is characterized by unstable mood and relationships and a sense of emptiness? _____

Answer: Borderline (cluster B)

Flashcard 7: Children with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder are constantly _____ and irritable between outbursts

Answer: angry

Flashcard 8: Which brain system is primarily responsible for the regulation of sex drive (libido) and emotional behavior?

Answer: Limbic system

Extra: The limbic system (including the amygdala, hippocampus, and cingulate gyrus) regulates emotions and drives. While the hypothalamus controls the physiological aspects of sexual function and hormonal release, the limbic system is key for the behavioral and emotional components.

Flashcard 9: Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for the processing and regulation of emotion?

Answer: Limbic system

Extra: The limbic system is a complex set of structures that includes the amygdala, hippocampus, thalamus, hypothalamus, basal ganglia, and cingulate gyrus. it is involved in motivation, emotion, learning, and memory.

Flashcard 10: What is the timecourse of normal grief and bereavement?

Answer: up to one year