CLP 3144 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Limbic System, Bipolar Ii Disorder, Dysthymia

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Clinical and Health Psychology
• Course: CLP 3144
• Professor: K E N S W A N

Document Summary

Bipolar disorder manic depression: mania great energy and enthusiasm for everything, depression slow to think, energy gone, joy drained from life. Depressive disorders experience depression, no mania. Symptoms of depression: depressed mood out of proportion, anhendonia lose interest in everything, behaviorally slowed down, psychomotor retardation. Or psychomotor agitation feel physically agitated, can"t sit still: severe cases people lose touch with reality, hear voices, etc. Diagnosing depressive disorders: major depressive disorder. Depression lasting longer than 2 weeks, show loss of interests plus 4 other symptoms. Dsm 5 usesa normal and expected depression based on events: persistent depressive disorder dysthymic disorder and chronic major depressive disorder) Depressed mood for most of the day, at least 2 years. Show 2 or more: poor appetite, insomnia/ hypersomnia, low energy, low esteem, poor concentration, helplessness have another psychological disorder: 70% of ppl diagnosed with major depressive or persistent, most commonly: substance abuse, anxiety disorder, subtypes of depression. Anxious distress anxiety prominently with depression.