PSYCH 333 1nd Edition Lecture 9Outline of Previous Lecture I. Quiz 5 Chapter 6Outline of Current LectureI. Mood DisordersII. Depressive DisordersCurrent LectureMood Disorders- Mood disorders use to be referred to as “depressive disorders,” “affective disorders,” and“depressive neuroses”-all were categorized to have gross deviations in mood: depression and mania- If untreated, a major depressive episode lasts around 4-9 months- Treatment shortens duration/intensity of an episode, it can decrease chances of new episodes- Major Depressive episode:-extreme depression for 2+weeks; impairing cognitive symptoms; physical dysfunction; anhedonia (when your interests don’t interest you anymore); inability to function in daily activities- Manic episode:-exaggerated elation, joy, euphoria that is linked to nothing-lasts 1 week or less; cognitive symptoms of unrealistic beliefs; duration when untreated is 3-4 months- Hypomanic episode:-not same level of impairment as manic episode; less debilitating- Unipolar disorders:-depression or mania alone; typically depression; mania alone is rare- Bipolar disorders:-depression and mania-dysphoric manic episodes-mixed manic episodesDepressive DisordersThese 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.- Major Depressive Disorders, single episode:-no mania/hypomania-single episode is rare- Major Depressive Disorder, recurrent:-4-7 episodes in lifetime on average-duration is 4-5 months- Euthymic means neutral mood- The most common and severe mood disorder is major depressive disorder- Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia):-milder symptoms; 2+years; chronic; persistent-difficult to treat-within 2 year period, the person isn’t without symptoms for more than 2 monthsmood doesn’t go back to baseline- Double Depression: -dysthymia that goes to major depression and back to dysthymia-severe psychopathology; poor course without return to baseline-environmental usually triggers and maintains disorders; has biological vulnerability- Symptom Specifiers:-psychotic features hallucinations, delusions; sometimes mimics schizophrenic symptoms-anxious distress comorbid disorders or anxiety symptoms (more common for women)-mixed features at least 3 symptoms of mania but not all symptoms-melancholic severe somatic symptoms (“literally can’t”)-atypical features oversleeping or insomnia, overeating or can’t eat at all; happen consistently-catatonic features catalepsy; seems like you’re in a coma; rare-peripartum onset 13-19% meet criteria for depression around time of giving birth; either right before or right after; can be dangerous for mother and child-seasonal pattern Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD); affects 2.7% of populationmelatonin phototherapy and CBT suspected to be
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