15.7 Mood Disorders Flashcards
Mood disorders
one of a group of disorders characterized by severe disturbances in mood and emotions; the categories of mood disorders listed in the DSM-5 are bipolar and related disorders and depressive disorders
Depressive disorders
one of a group of mood disorders in which depression is the defining feature
Bipolar and related disorders
group of mood disorders in which mania is the defining feature
Mania
state of extreme elation and agitation
major depressive disorder
commonly referred to as “depression” or “major depression,” characterized by sadness or loss of pleasure in usual activities, as well other symptoms
suicidal ideation
thoughts of death by suicide, thinking about or planning suicide, or making a suicide attempt
seasonal pattern
subtype of depression in which a person experiences the symptoms of major depressive disorder only during a particular time of year
peripartum onset
subtype of depression that applies to women who experience an episode of major depression either during pregnancy or in the four weeks following childbirth
persistent depressive disorder
depressive disorder characterized by a chronically sad and melancholy mood
bipolar disorder
mood disorder characterized by mood states that vacillate between depression and mania
manic episode
period in which an individual experiences mania, characterized by extremely cheerful and euphoric mood, excessive talkativeness, irritability, increased activity levels, and other symptoms
flight of ideas
symptom of mania that involves an abruptly switching in conversation from one topic to another
hopelessness theory
cognitive theory of depression proposing that a style of thinking that perceives negative life events as having stable and global causes leads to a sense of hopelessness and then to depression
Rumination
in depression, tendency to repetitively and passively dwell on one’s depressed symptoms, their meanings, and their consequences
Suicide
death caused by intentional, self-directed injurious behavior
