Holiday Seasonal Depression: Pre-Test

Please select the date this live training occurred.*

1. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is:*

a. Something that only happens to people who already have major depression.

b. Depression linked to winter.

c. A condition in which people experience a significant mood change with seasons.

d. Is classified as an anxiety disorder.

2. Holiday depression/blues is___________.*

a. The same thing as SAD

b. A sign of family dysfunction

c. A creation of mass media

d. Not a mental illness

3. Treatment of SAD can include_________. (Select all that apply.)*

a. Psychotherapy

b. Light therapy

c. Self-therapy

d. Antidepressants

4. SAD symptoms can include thoughts of death or suicide.*

a. True

b. False

5. Episodes of SAD are__________ (Select all that apply.)*

a. More common in people with depression or bi-polar disorders.

b. More common in the spring.

c. Occurs much more often in women than in men.

d. Is more common for people living father north.