PSY440H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Major Depressive Episode, Mania, Major Depressive Disorder
1 Apr 2013
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Chapter 10: mood disorders, major depressive episode. When mood swings become so prolonged and extreme that the person"s life is completely disrupted. A striking feature of mood disorders is its episodic quality. gradual, occurring over a period of several weeks. The person undergoes profound changes in mood, motivation, thinking, and physical and motor functioning. May occur over night, but usually the onset of depression is. Depressed mood unhappiness (ranging from mild melancholy to total hopelessness). Deeply depressed people generally regard their condition as irreversible; they cannot help themselves, nor can anyone help them. This has been characterized as the helplessness-hopelessness syndrome. Loss of pleasure or interest in usual activities loss of pleasure is known as. Disturbance of appetite poor appetite and weight loss. (some react oppositely) Psychomotor retardation or agitation adjustment in motor behavior or. Sleep disturbance insomnia is extremely common. physical bearing. In the most common pattern, retarded depression, the patient seems overcome by a massive fatigue.
