PSYC 3390 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Major Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Episode, Psychomotor Agitation
12 Apr 2016
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Mood disorder: characterized by gross deviations in mood. Depressed mood most of the day, nearly every day, as indicated by either subjective reports or observations made by others. Markedly diminished interest in pleasure in al, or almost, activities most of the day, nearly everyday. Significant weight loss or weight gain, or decrease or increased appetite. Feelings of worthlessness r excessive or inappropriate guilt. Recurrent thoughts of death, recurrent suicidal ideation without a specific plan or attempt. Manic episode: individuals find extreme pleasure in every activity in fact, some patient compare their daily experience of mania with a continuous sexual orgasm. Can become extraordinarily active, requiring very little sleep and develop grandiose plans. Hypomanic episode: a less severe version of manic episode that does not cause marked impairment in social or occupational function and needs to last only four days rather than a week. More talkative than usual or pressure to keep talking.
