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WorksheetsExplanations for depression
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which twins develop from the same fertilized egg (zygote)?
a)
Monozygotic
b)
Dizygotic
2.
What does Weissman (1987) say is the likelihood of developing depression if a first degree family member suffers from a mood disorder?
a)
10x more likely
b)
50% more likely
c)
2 times less likely
d)
100% increased chance
3.
What is the term for the degree of similarity between two individuals for a psychological characteristic, often used in twin studies?
a)
Covalance rate
b)
Concordance rate
c)
Genetic rate
d)
Similarity rate
4.
Allen reported what concordance rates for MZ twins and unipolar depression?
a)
11% compared to 40% for Dz twins
b)
100% compared to 50% for Dz twins
c)
40% compared to 11% for Dz twins
d)
10% compared to 12% for Dz twins
5.
What is the advantage of adoption studies in researching aetiologies of depression?
a)
Easy to find large samples
b)
Easier to look at several family members at once
c)
Easier to separate out genetic from environmental factors
d)
Easier to find medical records
6.
Which of these are disadvantages of twin studies?
a)
Hard to separate out genetic from environmental factors
b)
Hard to find medical records
c)
Ethical issues with consent
7.
What is the name of the gene linked to depression?
a)
CURT
b)
SET
c)
BURT
d)
SERT
8.
How many repeating sections of DNA does the SERT gene normally have?
a)
9
b)
10 or 12
c)
11
d)
9 or 11
9.
What does the SERT gene do?
a)
Makes serotonin
b)
Makes DNA
c)
Makes serotonin transporter proteins
d)
Makes gene transport systems
10.
What two chemicals have been linked to depression?
a)
Dopamine and Clozapine
b)
Prozac and Lithium
c)
Serotonin and Adrenaline
d)
Serotonin and Noradrenaline
11.
Which of these statements about drug evidence is not true?
a)
Animals given drugs that lower noradrenaline levels become elated and eupohric (symptoms of mania)
b)
Humans given a drug to treat high blood pressure by reducing noradrenaline can develop depression symptoms
c)
Drugs which reduce depression do so by increasing levels of serotonin
12.
what did Teuting find about the urine of depressed people?
a)
It had lower than normal levels of the byproducts of noradrenaline/serotonin
b)
It had higher than normal levels of the byproducts of noradrenaline/serotonin
13.
What does Kety propose in his 'permissive amine' theory of depression?
a)
Noradrenaline limits the action of serotonin
b)
Serotonin limits the action of noradrenaline
c)
Serotonin and noradrenaline levels are out of control
14.
which is not one of the problems with drug evidence?
a)
Research from animal drug studies can't be extrapolated to humans
b)
A lot of evidence comes from the side effects of drugs and is therefore indirect
c)
Anti-depressant drugs don't work for all depressed patients
d)
There are culture differences in drug effects
15.
What is the term used to describe the problem whereby it is hard to decide whether chemical levels occur as a result of the depression, rather than acting as the trigger?
a)
Problem of cause and effect
b)
Problem of heritability
c)
Problem of nature or nurture
d)
Problem of 'A' or 'B'
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