PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 49: Major Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Episode, Bipolar Disorder

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Jeffrey Yen

Document Summary

Mood disorders psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes. They find advice irritating yet they need protection from their own poor judgment: in milder forms, mania"s energy and free-flowing thinking does fuel creativity. Mania a mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state. Bipolar disorder a mood disorder in which a person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania. Its commonality suggests that it causes must be common too: women"s risk of major depression is nearly double men"s. Men get madder than women do: most major depressive episodes self-terminate. Most people suffering major depression eventually return to normal even without professional help. A family member"s death, a job loss, a marital crisis, or a physical assault increase one"s risk of depression. In north america, today"s youngest adults are three times more likely than their grandparents to report or ever suffered depression.