Chapter 6

Question 1

What is a mood disorder?

Answer 1

a syndrome in which a disturbance in mood is the predominant feature

Question 2

Depression

Answer 2

A mood that is abnormally low

Question 3

Major Depressive Disorder

Answer 3

A persistent sad mood that is so sever that impairs a person’s ability to engage

Question 4

What is Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode

Answer 4

A. Presence of a single MDE
B.?
C.Never been a manic episode, a Mixed Episode or a Hypomanic Episode

Question 5

Major Depressive Order, Recurrent

Answer 5

A. Presence of two or more MDE

Question 6

Is Major Depression an episodic illness? T/F

Answer 6

Hell yes.

Question 7

Dysthymia vs. Major Depression

Answer 7

Chronic state of depression. The symptoms are the same as major depression but less severe. IT IS THE CONSISTENT PERSISTENCE OF DEPRESSED MOOD

Question 8

Bipolar Disorder

Answer 8

Happens when both episodic depressed mood and episodic mania are present. Consists of dramatic shifts in mood. Commonly categorized as bipolar 1 or bipolar 2 (AKA: Manic Depressive Disorder)

Question 9

What’s the difference between bipolar 1 and 2?

Answer 9

The degree of mania

Question 10

Hypomania

Answer 10

A mood elevation that is clearly abnormal but not severe enough to impair funtioning or put you in the hospital

Question 11

Mixed State

Answer 11

a state characterized by symptoms of mania and depression that occur at the same time

Question 12

Cyclothymic Disorder

Answer 12

characterized by fluctuations that alternate between hypomanic and depressive symptoms.

Question 13

Is there a link between Art and Madness?

Answer 13

Still not well understood

Question 14

Is Major Depression the most common mood disorder in the US? T/F

Answer 14

TRUE

Question 15

What are the five types of mood disorder?

Answer 15

1. Mania
2. Hypomania
3. Euthymia
4. Dysthymia
5. Depression
   (Micah hates Eric’s dumb depression)