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Study Guide Answers

1.     Depression is a disease of the _____________________________________________________.
     central nervous system
2.     Insufficient amounts of what brain chemical can trigger depression?
     serotonin
3.     Clinical depression affects only a person's behavior. True or false?
     false/ Depression can also affect physical health.
4.     _______________________ thoughts take over the mind of a depressed person.
     Negative
5.     Heredity probably plays a role in some depressive disorders. True or false?
     true
6.     What environmental factors may contribute to the development of a depressive disorder?
     chronic illness, physical or emotional abuse, years of having a poor self-image, a wrenching loss
7.     Depression is likely to occur when there's a huge disparity between what two things?
     Depression is likely when there's a huge disparity between what a person expects to happen and what actually does happen.
8.     How many Americans struggle with clinical depression every year?
     ten million
9.     Men are more likely to suffer from depression than women are. True or false?
     false/ One-quarter of all women and one-eighth of all men experience clinical depression at least once during their lifetimes.
10.     Approximately ____________ out of every one hundred teenagers is depressed.
     four
11.     What is the number-one cause of suicide?
     depression
12.     Suicidal teens rarely make statements that would allow others to know that they are contemplating suicide. True or false?
     false/ Suicidal teens often make statements that indicate their intent to kill themselves.
13.     Depressives often deliberately alienate those around them. True or false?
     true
14.     Depression is actually a personality flaw. True or false?
     false
15.     Exercise raises your levels of ____________________________.
     endorphins
16.     Talking about depression just makes it worse. True or false?
     false
17.     Depression is the leading cause of alcoholism and drug abuse. True or false?
     true
18.     What percentage of depressives can get better, with treatment?
     between 80% and 90%
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