PSYC 407 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Major Depressive Episode, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder
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A sustained emotion that colors the way we view life. We all experience fluctuations from sad and apathetic to happy and energetic. Seldom so severe that it significantly affects daily functioning. Gross deviations in mood, more intense, and lasting longer than normal. For at least two weeks, the patient feels depressed, cannot enjoy life, and most likely has trouble eating and sleeping. may have feelings of guilt, loss of energy, trouble concentrating, and thoughts about death. Emotions: extremely depressed mood lasting at least two weeks, most every day, for most of the day. Anhedonia: loss of interest in usual activities and inability to experience pleasure. Cognitive symptoms: feel worthless, helpless, hopeless, indecisiveness, can"t. Associated with low positive affect as well as negative affect. concentrate. Sleep too little or too much, eating, weight gain or weight loss. 2 or more episodes separated by at least 2 months during which individual not depressed.
