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Abnormal Psych Exam 2--Mood Disorders
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
02/22/2012

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mania
Definition
characterized by intense and unrealistic feelings of excitement and euphoria
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depression
Definition
involves feelings of extrordinary saddness and rejection
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major depressive episode
Definition
-symptoms occur for at least 2 weeks
-most of they day, nearly every day
-5 of 9 symptoms
-depressed, anhedonia,eating disturbance, changes in sleep, low energy, cognitive symptoms, psychomotor retardation, feelings of worthlessness, suicidal
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anhedonia
Definition
lack of emotion, lack of pleasure for things they used to enjoy
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eating distrubance
Definition
-reduced appetite
-altered eating behaviors
-5% loss or gain in weight
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insomnia vs. hypersomnia
Definition
sleeping too little vs. sleeping too much
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cognitive symptoms
Definition
concentration difficulties, indecisveness
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psychomotor agitation or retardation
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-least common symptom
-moving really slowly, walking slowly, ect.
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if major depressive episode untreated...
Definition
could last for 6 months or even 2 years
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manic episode
Definition
-manic or irritable mood lasting at least 1 week
-3 symptoms for manic, 4 for irritable
-inflated self esteem or grandiosity, decreased need for sleep, increased physical activity, excessive involvment in pleasurable activities, fast speech, racing thoughts, distractibility
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if hospitalized or have psychosis for manic episodes...
Definition
7 day period is waved for diagnosis
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psychosis
Definition
seeing/hearing things
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hypermanic episode
Definition
-elaveated, expansive, or irritble mood
-last between 4 and 6 days
3+ symptoms of mania
-not severe enough to cause impairment
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mixed episode
Definition
-criteria for manic and major depressive is met for 1+ week
-marked impairment, hospitlizaton, or psychotic features
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Dysthymic Disorder
Definition
-similiar to MDD but less intense and more chronic
-fewer symptoms but for longer time
-never manic, mixed, or hypomanic
-more days than not for 2+ years (1+ children)
-recovery for less than 2 months
-symptoms in notes
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Bipolar 1
Definition
-essential feature: history of full manic episode and full depressive episode
-psychotic symtpoms common
-no hypomania
-rapid cycling
-modal cycling
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rapid cycling
Definition
4 episodes in 1 year
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modal cycling
Definition
4 episodes in 10 years
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Bipolar 2
Definition
-milder version of bipolar
-1+ full major depressive episode
-1+ hypomanic episode
-never met for manic or mixed episodes
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bipolar 2 sex ratio
Definition
-slighly more women
-men: mania first
-women: depression first
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Cyclothymic disorder
Definition
-reccurent cycling of periods of hypomanic and depressive symptoms
-less than bipolar--not as impairing
-duration of 2+ years (1+ children)
-symptom free 2 months or less
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Depression: Analytic/Sociotropic
Definition
-disruption of someones communal or affilitive drive
-almost always interpersonal disruption that triggers it
-feelings of lonlyness, helplessness, fear of being abandaned, insomnia
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depression: Introjective/Autonomic
Definition
-disruption of agentic domain -can be caused by interpersonal problems-persons reaction to problem takes more agentic form -feel rejected, ubnable to please others -negative self evaluation, worthlessness, guilt
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Feels great all the time but not manic, mixed, or depressive
Definition
no diagnosis
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