PSYC 2280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Major Depressive Episode, Mood Disorder, Bipolar Disorder
18 Dec 2013
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A group of emotional disturbances associated with serious and persistent difficulty maintaining an even, productive emotion state. Distinctive from anxiety disorders always having that cue that triggers anxiety ; mood disorder mood state varying, without the sense of control of their own moods. Associated changes in physiological arousal and regulation (sleep, eating) Atypical self evaluation (excessively negative, positive; ex. mania) Diagnostic structure: unipolar/bipolar, depressive/manic, manic/hypomanic, dysthymia, 224. Necessary symptoms (1 of 2: dysphoria (a1) depressed mood (low, poor mood, anhedonia (a2) loss of interest or pleasure in all or almost all activities. Insomnia/hypersomnia: decrease/increase in appetite; weight loss/gain, psychomotor agitation/retardation, fatigue/loss of energy, feelings of worthlessness or inappropriate guilt, diminished ability to think/concentrate, recurrent thoughts of death, recurrent suicidal ideation, attempt, or plan. Dysthymia: depressed mood, at least 2 years, two or more of: Insomnia/hypersomnia: poor appetite/overeating, low energy/fatigue, lose self-esteem, poor concentration/decision making, feelings of hopelessness.
