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Chapter 5: Psychopharmacology and Psychoeducation for the Treatment of Major Depression Disorder (Kimberly Finney and Erik Schott)

Multiple Choice

1. Social work has been around for many decades. What are the three practices the new social work model is informed by?

a. Resilience, mindfulness, and cognitive behavioral practice

b. Psychopharmacology, evidence-based practice, and research-informed practice

c. Neuroscience, research, and evidence-based practice

*d. Scientist-practitioner model, neurobiology, and psychopharmacology practice

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction

Question Type: MC

2. Training in assessment techniques can help social workers use a biopsychosocial framework for treatment and two other tasks. What are they?

a. Evaluate and intervene

b. Assess and treat

*c. Assess and diagnose

d. Assess and intervene

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction

Question Type: MC

3. What biological explanation theory examines the primary symptoms causing dysregulation of certain neurotransmitters?

*a. Monoamine depression theory

b. Neurochemical theory

c. Lifespan theory

d. Norepinephrine depression theory

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Etiology of Depression

Question Type: MC

4. Psychological explanations suggest that depression can result from early childhood trauma, chronic environmental stressors, nonbiological factors, and one other major factor. What is that factor?

a. Lack of sleep

b. Work stressors

*c. Emotional stressors

d. Diet

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Etiology of Depression

Question Type: MC

5. What is the average age for the onset of depression in the general population?

a. 30

*b. 32

c. 29

d. 18

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Etiology of Depression

Question Type: MC

6. Which set outlines three of the many triggers of depression?

*a. Chronic pain, death and loss, and medical illnesses

b. Hypothyroidism, diet, and sleep

c. Childhood trauma, insomnia, and low self-esteem

d. Prior illness, chronic pain, and insomnia

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Etiology of Depression

Question Type: MC

7. What new name has been given to the depression disorder in the DSM-5 that shows symptoms of depressed mood, poor appetite, insomnia, and low self-esteem?

a. Hypothyroid depressive disorder

b. Anxiety disorder

c. Anti-depression disorder

*d. Persistent depressive disorder

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Etiology of Depression

Question Type: MC

8. An inhibitor used to treat depression, what does SSRI stand for?

a. Successful service regulation inhibitors

*b. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

c. Serotonin sleep regulation inhibitors

d. Schott selective reuptake inhibitors

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Etiology of Depression

Question Type: MC

9. Tryptophan is an example of an element in food that produces serotonin. What type of element is it?

*a. Amino acid

b. Polyactide

c. Ketone

d. Alkaloid

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Etiology of Depression

Question Type: MC

True/False

1. Mental illness is characterized by a transaction between biological and psychological processes.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge or Comprehension

Answer Location: Introduction

Question Type: TF

2. Neurobiology and psychopharmacology are effective treatment approaches for patients with depression.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge or Comprehension

Answer Location: Introduction

Question Type: TF

3. Neurotransmitters decrease production of neuroprotective proteins in depression patients and reduce levels of stress hormones.

a. True

*b. False

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Etiology of Depression

Question Type: TF

4. Anyone at any time can suffer from depression.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Etiology of Depression

Question Type: TF

5. Adolescent males experience higher rates of depression compared to women.

a. True

*b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Etiology of Depression

Question Type: TF

6. Serotonin concentrates in the frontal cortex of the brain.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Etiology of Depression

Question Type: TF

7. The limbic system, the area of the brain which regulates emotions, pain, memory, and anxiety, is divided into two parts: the hypothalamus and amygdala.

a. True

*b. False

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Etiology of Depression

Question Type: TF

8. The hypothalamus is located at the upper part of the brain and monitors basic body functions.

a. True

*b. False

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Etiology of Depression

Question Type: TF

9. Psychoeducation provides information regarding treatment, resources, and symptoms.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Micro Perspective: Intervention

Question Type: TF

10. The primary social work principle for working with patients with depression is autonomy.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Micro Perspective: Ethical Concerns

Question Type: TF

Short Answer

Type: S

1. How does systems/ecological theory explain why depression affects the entire family?

*a. Depression affects the entire family because families are complex and diverse. Using systems theory shows that one change in one part of a system will affect change in other parts of the system.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Mezzo Perspective

Question Type: SA

Type: S

2. Why was the Civil Rights Act enacted and who are the five protected classes named in the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

*a. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was governed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to respond to discrimination. It was the first federal law designed to protect US employees from employment discrimination. It protected workers against discrimination based on 1) race, 2) color, 3) religion, 4) sex, and 5) national origin.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Macro Perspective

Question Type: SA

Type: S

3. What are types of interventions proven to work with clients suffering from depression?

*a. The two types of interventions proven to work with clients suffering from depression are 1) psychoeducation and 2) psychopharmacology.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Conclusion

Question Type: SA

Essay

Type: E

1. A scientist-practitioner model uses research to guide practice and evidence-based interventions. Describe what this means for both the client and the social worker.

*a. When using a scientist-practitioner model with research to guide practice alongside evidence-based interventions, many things are different. First, clients are not an entity unto themselves. Each individual client is now one of many who have used the treatment or intervention, and there is data to compare or learn about effective practices. Additionally, the social worker is no longer guessing to identify interventions, but can rely on trusted research and evidence-based practices to bring about desired outcomes.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Introduction

Question Type: ESS

Type: E

2. How can social workers increase effectiveness in the use of the biological section of the biopsychosocial assessment?

*a. Improving the integration of biological factors in assessment and intervention is important. This can be improved by increasing knowledge of neurobiology and psychopharmacology. With an increase in neurobiology knowledge, practitioners will be able to work in interdisciplinary teams, understand the assessments and tests run and interpreted by doctors, and can contribute to the overall assessment of the client. Second, with knowledge of the medications needed and the impact they have, they can better inform and educate the client through psychoeducational practices.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Introduction

Question Type: ESS