CH 7 Flashcards
Benefits of Mindfulness
- better self-awareness and concentration
-increased calmness
-more skillful ways to problem solve - increased empathy
-decreased stress and anxiety
-lower blood pressure, reduced pain, improved sleep, etc
Unipolar depressive disorder
a person experiences only depressive episodes
Bipolar disorder:
a person experiences both depressive and manic episodes
Depressive episode:
when a person is markedly depressed or loses interest in formerly pleasurable activities for at least 2 weeks
Manic episode:
markedly elevated, expansive, or irritable mood for at least 4 days
Hypomanic episode
abnormally elevated, expansive, or irritable mood for at least 4 days; the person must also have at least 3 other symptoms similar to those involved in mania
The Prevalence of Mood Disorders
Major mood disorders occur with alarming frequency
Of the two types of serious mood disorders major depressive disorder in which only major depressive episodes occur is the
Objective Well-Being
Must reflect both people’s material living conditions and the quality of their lives
(health, job opportunities, socioeconomic development, enviornment, safety, and politics)
Relapse
the return of symptoms within a fairly short period of time
Recurrence
the onset of a new episode of depression
Occurs in about 40-50 percent of people who experience a depressive episode
Specifiers
different patterns of symptoms or features
Major depressive episode with melancholic features:
includes loss of interest, not reacting to usually pleasurable stimuli or desired events
Severe major depressive episode with psychotic features:
depression is accompanied by psychotic symptoms
Major depressive episode with catatonic features
includes a range of psychomotor symptoms
Criteria for recurrent major depressive episode with a seasonal pattern (seasonal affective disorder)
include at least 2 episodes of depression in the past 2 years at the same time of year
