Depression Flashcards
What is one of the oldest and most frequently diagnosed psychiatric illness is
Depression
What is a healthy response to every day disappointments in life
The blues
Pathological depression occurs when
Adaptation is ineffective
Symptoms impair functioning
What is mood?
Persuasive in sustain emotion that may have a major influence on a persons perception of the world
What are some examples of mood?
Depression, joy, anger, anxiety
What is affect
Described as an external observable emotion reaction associated with an experience
What is depression?
An alteration in the mood expressed by sadness despair and pessimism
There is a loss of interest in usual activities, and somatic symptoms may be evident
What are some common changes when a person has depression?
Appetite, sleep patterns in cognitive
What is a flat affect?
Someone who likes emotional expression often seen in severely depressed, patience
What is one of the leading causes of disability in the United States?
Major depressive disorder
Depressive disorder is twice as high in in women or men
Depressive disorder is twice as high in women
What are some biological factors that can cause depression
Monoamine oxide
Thyroid dysfunction
Hormonal changes
What are some psychosocial factors that can affect depression?
Stress sensitivity
Multiple social roles
Poor coping mechanisms
What are some socioeconomic factors that can influence depression?
Social class
Poverty
Education level 
What do clinicians tender under diagnose?
Mood disorders
What do clinicians often over diagnose
Schizophrenia and clients, who have racial or cultural backgrounds different from their own
Can marital status affect depression in a patient
It seem to have a positive affect on the well-being of an individual what is not a valid indicator for risk of depression
Lack of social connectedness, rather than marital status, may be associated with higher levels of depression
Is depression and seasonal affective disorder, the same
They are separate conditions a load the DSM-V does not listed as a separate diagnostic
What is severe depression marked by?
Distress that interferes with social, occupational cognitive and emotional functions
What are the four spheres of human functioning?
Affective
Behavioral
Cognitive
Psychological
Symptoms of depression can be described as alterations in
Four spheres of human functioning
Affective
Behavioral
Cognitive
Psychological
When someone is depressed, what occurs in the affective sphere of human functioning?
Feeling of total despair, hopelessness in worthlessness, flat, unchanging affect, appearing devotion of emotional tone, prevalent feeling of nothingness and emptiness, apathy, loneliness, sadness, inability to feel pleasure
When someone is depressed, what occurs in the behavioral sphere of human functioning?
Psycho motor retardation so severe that physical movement make completely stop or psycho motor behavior manifested by rapid, agitated, purposeless movements,
slumped pasture,
sitting up in a curled position walking slowly and rigidly,
virtually nonexistent communication verbalization do occur they may reflect delusional, thinking,
no personal hygiene and grooming, social isolation with virtually no inclination toward interaction with others
When someone is depressed, what occurs in the cognitive sphere of human functioning?
Prevalent delusional, thinking, with delusions of persecution, in somatic delusions being most common
Confusion
Indecisiveness
Inability to concentrate
Hallucinate, reflecting, misinterpretations of the environment
Excessive self deprecation
Self blame
Thoughts of suicide
When someone is depressed, what occurs in the psychological sphere of human functioning?
General slow down of the entire body
Sluggish digestion
Constipation
Urinary retention
Amenorrhea
Diminished libido
Anorexia
We gain or weight loss associated with appetite changes
Changes in sleep pattern
Feeling worse in the morning, and so much better as the day progresses
What are symptoms at the transient depression?
Symptoms are not necessarily dysfunctional
Subsides quickly in the individuals able to refocus on their goals and achievements
What is an affective symptom of transient depression
The blues
What is an behavioral symptom of transient depression
Some crying
What is an cognitive symptom of transient depression
Some difficulty getting mine off of one’s disappointment
What is an physiological symptom of transient depression
Feeling tired and listless
What are symptoms at the mild depression?
Are identified by clinicians is those associated with normal uncomplicated grieving
What is an affective symptom of mild depression
Anger
Anxiety
What is an behavioral symptom of mild depression
Tearful
regression
What is an cognitive symptom of mild depression
Preoccupied with loss
What is an physiological symptom of mild depression
Anorexia
Insomnia
What are symptoms of moderate depression
Symptoms associated with a Dysthymic disorder
What is dysthymia
Also called persistent depressive disorder is an example of moderate depression and represents a more problematic disturbance which
Chronically depressed mood for most of the day more days than that not for at least two years
According to the DSM5 moderate depression is characterized by symptoms that
Are enduring for at least two years
What is an affective symptom of moderate depression
Hopeless
Powerless
What is an behavioral symptom of moderate depression
Slowed physical movements
Slumped pasture
Limited verbalization
What is an cognitive symptom of moderate depression
Retarded thinking processes
Difficulty with concentration
What is an physiological symptom of moderate depression
Anorexia or overeating
Sleep disturbances
Headaches
What are symptoms of severe depression
Symptoms of major depressive disorder, and bipolar depression
Characterized by intensification of symptoms, describe for moderate depression
What is an physiological symptom of severe depression
A general slow down of the entire body
What is an affective symptom of severe depression
Feeling of total despair worthlessness flat affect
What is an behavioral symptom of severe depression
Psycho motor retardation
Curled up position
, absence of communication
What is an cognitive l symptom of severe depression
Prevalent delusional, thinking, with delusions of persecution in somatic delusions
Confusion
Suicidal thoughts
What is major depressive disorder categorized by?
Depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure and usual activities
What evidence will show someone has a major depressive disorder
Impaired social, and occupational functioning that is existed for at least two weeks
No history of manic behavior
Symptoms that cannot be attributed to the use of substances or general medical conditions
What is the diagnostic criteria for major depressive episodes?
The DSM five
What is PMDD
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
What is premenstrual dysphoric disorder characterized by?
Markedly depressed mood, excessive anxiety mood swings, decrease interest in activities
During the week prior to menses
Improving shortly after the onset of menstruation
Becoming minimal or absent, the week post menses
What is the difference between PMDD and typical premenstrual mood changes in a matter of intensity and frequency of symptoms
PMDD symptoms interfere with the ability to function, socially at work or school
Recurrent for majority of menstrual cycles 
What is substance/medication induced depression
Consider the direct result of physiological effects of substances
Depressed mood in substance/ medication induced depressive disorder is associated
with intoxication or withdrawal or adverse effect from different meds
What are some examples of medical conditions that influence depression?
Stroke
Traumatic brain injury
Thyroid disorders
Huntington’s disease
Parkinson’s disease
MS
Is the cause for depression clear
No, it’s unclear and no single theory or hypothesis offers a clear cut explanation for the disease
What are predisposing factors to depression?
Genetics
Biochemical influences
Neuro endocrine disturbances
Physiological influences
Family studies have shown that major depression is what
More common among first-degree, biological relatives with the disorder
Depressive illness is may be related to a deficiency of what
Neuro transmitters no Eppinette friend, serotonin and dopamine
Acetylcholine