Mental Health and Psychology Mood Disorders

Question 1

What is the minimum duration of a major depressive episode according to DSM-5?

Accepted Answer

2 weeks

Answer

DSM-5 requires symptoms of a major depressive episode to be present for at least two weeks, causing significant impairment.

Question 2

Bipolar I Disorder requires at least one episode of:

Accepted Answer

Full mania

Answer

Bipolar I is defined by at least one manic episode lasting 7+ days (or requiring hospitalization), regardless of whether depressive episodes occur.

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a core symptom of major depression according to DSM-5?

Accepted Answer

Hallucinations

Answer

Hallucinations are not a core symptom of depression; while psychotic features can occur in severe depression, they are specifiers, not core criteria.

Question 4

Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia) requires depressed mood for at least:

Accepted Answer

2 years

Answer

PDD requires a chronically depressed mood for at least 2 years in adults (1 year in children/adolescents) with never more than 2 symptom-free months.

Question 5

The monoamine hypothesis of depression implicates deficiencies in which neurotransmitters?

Accepted Answer

Serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine

Answer

The monoamine hypothesis proposes that depression results from reduced serotonin, norepinephrine, and/or dopamine activity in the brain.

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