Psychology 2320A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Indian People'S Theatre Association, Cortisol, Anxiety Disorder

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2320A/B
• Professor: James M Olson

Document Summary

Dysphoria mild mdd that lasts a long time. Dysphoria: prolonged sadness, anhedonia losing interest in activities. Some people not sad, they"re irritated: easily annoyed and touchy, 80% of kids with depression. Bipolar disorder: periods of mania/euphoria combined with depression, manic-depressive illness. Lots of kids suffer depression and many try to suicide: get anxiety and conduct disorder. History: because kids didn"t have superego, people didn"t think they could be depressed, masked depression hidden signs that might mean kids are sad. Depression in young people: adolescence experience more than kids, 90% have impairment in daily activity. Anatomy of depression: symptom sad/misery, syndrome group of symptoms that occur together. Converge on creating one negative effect: disorder (2 types) Major depressive disorder (mdd: at least 2 weeks long. Dysthymic disorder (dd: less severe but longer lasting than mdd. Key features sadness, no interest in activities, irritability, Dsm for adults and kids the same.