PSY340H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Paroxetine, Pharmacotherapy, Cardiac Arrhythmia
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Mood disorders: involve disabling disturbances in emotion, from the sadness of depression to the elation and irritability of mania. Mood disorders are often associated with other psychological problems, such as panic attacks, substance abuse, sexual dysfunction, and personality disorders. As illustrated by the case of john bentley mays, depression is an emotional state marked by great sadness and feelings of worthlessness and guilt. Additional symptoms include withdrawal from others and loss of sleep, appetite, sexual desire, and interest, and pleasure in usual activities. Paying attention is exhausting for depressed people. Depression in children often results in somatic complaints, such as headaches or stomach aches. In older adults, depression is often characterized by distractibility and complaints of memory loss. Psychologizers: people who emphasize the psychological aspects of depression. Mania: is an emotional state or mood on intense but unfound elation accompanied by irritability, hyperactivity, talkativeness, flight of ideas, distractibility, and impractical, grandiose plans. The individual shifts rapidly from topic to topic.
