PSYC 3140 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Overdiagnosis, Social Vulnerability, Psychomotor Agitation

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3140
• Professor: Peter Papadogiannis

Document Summary

5 or more of the following symptoms during the same two-week period, represening a change from previous funcioning: At least one of symptoms is a depressed mood and there is a loss of interest. Depressed mood most of the day, nearly every day, noted by subjecive report or by others. Marked diminished interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, aciviies most of the day, nearly every day. Weight changes an increase or decrease of 5% of body weight. Sleep either insomnia or hypersomnia nearly every day. Psychomotor agitaion or retardaion nearly every day, as observed by others change in speech. Feeling faigue or loss of energy nearly every day. Feelings of worthlessness, or excessive/inappropriate guilt nearly every day. Unrealisic negaive evaluaions interpreing trivial events as having personal components, exaggerated sense of responsibility, preoccupaion with self-blame. Diminished ability to think or concentrate, indecisiveness.