NURS 451 DEPRESSION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026

NURS 451 DEPRESSION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026 Terms in this set (102) major depression diagnostic criteria Five (or more) sx, during the same 2 week period, and represent a change in functioning. At least one of the symptoms has to be (1) Depressed mood or (2) Loss of interest or pleasure major depression sx -depressed mood -Markedly diminished interest or pleasure -Significant weight loss or gain (5% of body weight in a month) or increase/decrease in appetite. -insomnia or hypersomnia -Psychomotor agitation or retardation (observable by others) -fatigue or loss of energy -Feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt (may be delusional) -Diminished ability to think or concentrate, or indecisiveness -Recurrent thoughts of death (not just fear of dying); SI w/ or w/o a plan, a suicide attempt or specific plan for committing suicide. severity and specifiers of major depression -Mild, Moderate, Severe, With Psychotic Features, In partial remission, In full remission, Unspecified. is there mania with major depression? no other specifiers of depression qWith anxious distress qWith mixed features qWith melancholic features qWith atypical features qWith mood-congruent psychotic features qWith mood-incongruent psychotic features qWith catatonia qWith peripartum onset qWith seasonal pattern atypical sx are more associated with bipolar disorder, but pt can still have them Persistent Depressive Disorder or Dysthymic Disorder is dx after how long in children/adolescents 1 year Persistent Depressive Disorder or Dysthymic Disorder is dx after how long in adults/elderly 2 years It is not uncommon for people with this low-level depression (persistent disorder or dysthymic disorder) to also have periods of full-blown major depressive episodes. MDD twice as common in women average age onset of MDD mid 20s First degree biological relatives of persons with MDD are up to ___x more likely to develop depression than general population, If untreated, MD last 6 months or more. 3 monozygotic twins % to get MDD 50% In 20-30% some depressive sx persists longer, months to years. This is thought to be predictive of chronic or resistant depression MDD potential for • pain and suffering in all aspects of life MDD presents with a hx of • one or more major depressive episodes without a history of mania or hypomania. MDD is the leading cause of disability in the US MDD affects what populations • children, teenagers, adults, elderly MDD may be a single episode or recurrent MDD is different than BPD MDD is comorbid with many other psych disorders -usually anxiety dysregulation implicated in mood disorders Biogenic amines include serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine, histamine, gamma- aminobutyric acid (GABA)