Psychology 2030A/B Lecture Notes - Bipolar Disorder, Postpartum Depression, Orbitofrontal Cortex

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: David Vollick

Document Summary

Mood disorders (change in the way we feel) Mood shifts between two emotional poles (ends of a continuum) Bipolar i (full blown mania alternates with episodes of major depression) Bipolar ii (hypomania mood elevation that is abnormal yet not severe enough to impair functioning or require hospitalization) A period of abnormal elevated or irritable mood lasting for at least one week or requires hospitalization. Three or more of the following: inflated self-esteem, decrease need for sleep, talkativeness, flight of ideas, distractibility, and increased goal-directed activity. Figure 6. 1 the different types of bipolar illness. Children: mania may be chronic (irritability and temper tantrums) Difficulty in differentiating bipolar disorder from adhd, conduct disorder, odd, and schizophrenia. After 60, mania and depression symptoms result from medical illness especially stroke. Unrelated to race, sex, age and family income. Have fluctuations that alternative between hypomania and depression. Episodes not as severe as with mania or major depression.