Psychology 2030A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Major Depressive Disorder, Mania, Bipolar Disorder
22 Sep 2020
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What are bipolar and depressive disorders: syndromes in which a disturbance in mood is the predominant feature, take the form of low or high mood, depression (abnormally low mood, mania (abnormally high mood) Dsm-5: a manic episode is : a period of abnormal elevated or irritable mood lasting for at least one week or requires hospitalization. Inflated self-esteem: decrease need for sleep, talkativeness, flight of ideas, distractibility. In canada, the lifetime prevalence of bipolar 2 is higher than that of bipolar 1: less common than major depression, unrelated to race, sex, and family income, affects people of all ages, more common in lower ses. Psych the maladjusted mind chapter 6 class notes bipolar and depressive disorders: affects males and females equally 0. 9-1. 3% Premenstrual dysphoric disorder: affects 3-8% of menstruating women, deep sadness, despair, anxiety, anger, or panic. Psych the maladjusted mind chapter 6 class notes bipolar and depressive disorders: changes in sleep, appetite, libido common.
