PSYC 350 1st Edition Lecture 8 Outline of Last Lecture I. Dissociative DisordersOutline of Current LectureI. SymptomsII. CasesCurrent Lecture-Clinical depression is a widespread and serious problem.-Occurs in around 20% of women and 10% of men.-Four major symptoms listed in the DSM:-Mood: thoughts of worthlessness, hopelessness, and loss of interest.-Memory: trouble concentrating and slowed-down thought process.-Physical: weight either drastically goes up or down, irregular sleep patterns, fatigue.-Thoughts: suicidal thoughts, "I'm better off dead," "Nobody wants me here, I should just go away."-All of these functions are controlled by the hypothalamus-Masked depression-a person has all the depression symptoms but misdiagnoses it as a physical illness. Mike Wallace case.-Hallucinations and delusions are common.-Depression often occurs in children, onset is in early adolescents or early adulthood. It happens in cycles.-Major Depressive Disorder has at least two depressive episodes that last long enough with enough symptoms to disrupt the ability to function.-Dysthymic disorder is a lower level of MDD, only two symptoms are necessary, people use the phrase 'not happy' instead of 'depressed' and blame it on situational factors.-Postpartum depression has the same symptoms as MDD but occurs within one month after childbirth. Victims have trouble bonding with the child and may be suicidal. Andrea Yates drowned all 5 of her children and was imprisoned.-Depression is more common in women because women are more prone to stress and estrogen has a different response to stress on them.-Hormonal changes in early adulthood make depression more likely-Higher depression rates are in lower social classes because they face more stress financially, socially, and healthfully.-Differences in cultures are usually doe to differences in stress and dietThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.-Stress decreases the serotonin