PSY-200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15/16: Encopresis, Rumination Syndrome, Behaviour Therapy
12 Dec 2016
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Body dysmorphic disorder: people have very distorted view of specific body part and feel everyone is being derogatory about them. Depressive disorders: people usually don"t come in within first two weeks: depressive episode: depressed mood, symptoms are . Anhedonia: lack of pleasure in things that used to give you pleasure. Change in appetite: increase or decrease in weight and appetite. Psycho motor retardation (lethargic, personal pace, slow) or psycho motor agitation (restlessness) Fatigue: very tired even if getting lots of sleep. Dysthymia (persistent depressive disorder): chronic less intense, mild level, form of depression that doesn"t remit (go away) People demonstrating major depressive episodes and demonstrate symptoms of mania (impulse control issues. Excessive spending, risk taking behaviors, irritability, aggression, intense amounts of energy, diminish need for sleep) Cycle between depressive episodes and manic episodes, rapid cycling, mixed episodes (episodes at same time: bipolar 2. Cycling between major depressive episodes and hypomanic symptomology (mild form of mania, not as severe consequences: treatments.
