PSY240H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Cognitive Model
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Manic depression= bipolar disorder, both mania and depression. Melancholia= depression: dissatisfied with life, trouble sleeping, desire to die. Major depressive disorder= depressed mood, feeling empty. Cortisol= hormone released in response to stress. Intergenerational transmission of depression= your chance of having depression is influenced by one or more or your parents having it. Cognitive model of depression= people with depression have a bias in the way they look for information: fixate on negative. Negative cognitive triad= the self, world, future. Macrophage theory of depression= cytokines malfunction involved in depression. Depression in terms of: resource conservation= depressive mood protects you by conserving energy, social competition= hierarchy, signals to others you have won, attachment= prevents further losses, reduces desire to make social connections for fear of getting hurt. Increased self esteem: must have 3/7, decreased need for sleep, more talkative than normal, racing thoughts, easily distracted, risky activities. Bipolar ii= with less severe hypomanic episode.
