Chapter V Flashcards
Mood Disorders
Include Clinical Depression and Anxiety, how we diagnose them and how do we help patients
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Sad mood or loss of interest or pleasure (anhedonia) and 3 other symptoms that last for about 2 weeks
(MDD) Symptoms
Too much eating, increase weight, too much sleeping*, loss of energy, feeling worthless or excessive guilt, difficulty concentrating thinking or making decisions, and recurrent thoughts of death or suicide
*Opposite applies as well
Chronic Depression
Depressed mood for at least 2 years with 2 other symptoms
Chronic Depression Symptoms
Too much eating, too much sleeping, poor self-esteem, trouble concentrating, feeling of hopelessness
*Opposite applies as well
Bipolar I
Needs at least 1 episode or Mania
Bipolar II
Is Mania + Depression with an episode in at least each
Cyclothymia
Is when someone mood goes up and down and keeps fluctuating
Bipolar Mania Symptoms
At least 3 is needed to be diagnosed with Mania and have symptoms for at least 2 weeks
Decreased need for sleep, Increase in goal - directed activity or psychomotor agitation, Unusual talkativeness; rapid speech, Flight of ideas or subjective impression that thoughts are racing, Increased self-esteem; belief that one has special talents power or abilities,
Distractibility; attention easily diverted, and
They are making bad choices
Hypomania
Hypo = Under and Hyper = Above
Cognitive Theory
Created by Beck People is that people have a negative schema in the world that leads them to see everything in a bad light
Hopelessness Theory
Most important trigger in depression and people believe no matter what they do, they will not get better
Rumination Theory
Dwell and focuses on sad thoughts
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Focuses on short term therapy and on current relationship
Cognitive Therapy
Tried to replace negative schemes with positive ones
