PSYC 241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Psychomotor Agitation, Bipolar I Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 241
• Professor: Jessica Stanley

Document Summary

Terms to describe problems associated with emotional functioning. How can we differentiate between normal states(eg. sadness) and clinical states (eg. How can we differentiate between normal states(eg. sadness) and clinical states (eg. sadness. Are often associated with other serious psychological problems: Brief negative emotions serve a useful communication function. Prolonged, intense emotions become problematic to our daily functioning. Anhedonia (loss of interest in things that once gave joy to person) Somatic symptoms are the earliest sign in children. Most depressed individuals focus on somatic symptoms (~85%) Changes in what people do and how they do them. Persistent depressive disorder (4. 6%; dysthymia; more than 2 years) Bipolar ii (at least one depressive episode and one hypomanic episode, no full manic episode) Chronic, less severe mood swings over 2 years. 5+ symptoms during the same 2 weeks, must include either depressed mood or loss of interest/pleasure. Diminished ability to think, concentrate, or make decisions. Recurrent thoughts of death/suicide or a suicide attempt.