Lp 28 Flashcards
Less common in individuals of African descent than in whites or hispanics
Unipolar depression
More common in higher socioeconomic groups
Bipolar depression
More common in Lowe socioeconomic groups
Unipolar depression
Three subtypes of unipolar depression
-melancholic depression
-atypical depression
-dysthymia
-worse in the morning
-insomnia with early morning awakening
-anorexia & significant weight loss
-psychomotor agitation & mental pain
-loss of interest in activity
-inability to respond to pleasurable stimuli
-complete loss of capacity for joy
Unipolar depression melancholic depression
-depression becomes worse. Day progresses
-overeating
-Hypertonia
Unipolar depression atypical depression
-persistent but mild depression that lasts > 2 years
Unipolar depression dysthymia
-a.k.a manic-depressive illness
-episodes of elation & irritability (mania) with or without episodes of depression
-occurrence of mania without associated depression (unipolar mania) is rare
Bipolar depression
Mood fluctuates between mil elation & depression, to severe delusional mania
Cyclothymia
A stressor creates electro physiological vulnerability to future stressful events by causing long-lasting changes in neuronal function
Kindling; hypothesized phenomenon
-alteration in sleep-wake cycle is common in most mental illnesses (often one of prodromal signs of relapse)
Circadian rhythms
Triggered for individuals in winter by shortening of daylight hours (say top stop typically resolve when daylight hours lengthen)
Seasonal affective disorder
-affect 15% of all individual, woman more than men
-common feature is increased fearfulness (can be very intense)
Anxiety disorders
5 subtypes of anxiety disorders
-panic disorder
-post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
-generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
-social phobia
-obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
