Innovative Educational Services - Continuing Education for Healthcare Professionals

DEPRESSION - 3 hour

INSTRUCTIONS
You will need to answer 7 questions correctly to pass the test.
You can only check ONE box per question.
If you check more than one box for same question, that answer will not count.

1. What is the leading cause of disability in the U.S. and worldwide?

A. Back injuries
B. Sleep disorders
C. Major depression
D. Nutritional disorders

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the three most common types of depressive
disorders?

A. Major depressive disorder
B. Causative depressive disorder
C. Dysthymic disorder
D. Bipolar disorder

3. Persistent over-activation of which system may contribute to the development of
depression?

A. Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal
B. Hypothalamic-Thymus
C. Pituitary-Thymus
D. Thymus-Pineal

4. Tricyclic antidepressants work by affecting

A. Norepinephrine and serotonin
B. Oxytonin and cortisol
C. Norepinephrine and cortisol
D. Oxytonin and serotonin

5. People who take MAOI’s should avoid eating foods that contain high levels of

A. Potassium
B. Tyramine
C. Adenine
D. Beta Proteins

6. The short term psychotherapy that focuses on changing a person’s negative style
of thinking and behaving is known as

A. Positive imaging
B. Restructuring therapy
C. Interpersonal therapy
D. Cognitive / behavioral therapy

7. What percentage of older adults who commit suicide, visit their doctor on the
same day that they kill themselves?

A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 20%

8. By the age of 15, females are ____ as likely to have experienced a major
depressive episode as males.

A. half
B. twice
C. three times
D. four times

9. Which of the following is NOT a tool used to screen children and adolescents for
depression?

A. Children’s Depression Inventory
B. Beck Depression Inventory
C. Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
D. Glickman Pediatric Depression Inventory

10. What percentage of people with cancer, suffer from depression?

A. 10%
B. 25%
C. 50%
D. 75%