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Mood Disorders Flashcards

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Psychosis features?

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Loss of reality and w/depression the individual begins to get crazy ideas
I.e. I’m the devil

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What is depression

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When the individual loses self worth

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How long did confuscious say it takes for an individual to grieve compared to the US

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1-2 years vs 1 week

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What is major depressive disorder?

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Only depression, no mania

Plays tricks on memories and can only think negatively

**memories are mood dependent

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What is persistent depressive disorder?

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The individual feels as though they have always been depressed and they lose the energy they need to recover

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What is seasonal affective disorder?

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Tends to come in winter and messes with the circadian rhythm

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What is bipolar 1

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Full blown mania with too much energy and bizarre beliefs

It takes days or weeks to go through cycle

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What is bipolar 2

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Never had a full blown mania episode

Only low level manias

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What is a hypo manic episode?

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When a bipolar patient had a low level of mania that results in poor judgement and rapid talking

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What is cyclothymic disorder?

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Chronic low level version of persistent depression disorder and they’re always a little high or a little low

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Who is Ellicot?

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He followed up bipolar patients who responded well with medication and wanted to predict relapse

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What is the #1 beneficial factor when treating bipolar?

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Medication

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What is norepinephrine used for

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Used by the brain for waking up and focusing

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Is there an over excess or low count of norepinephrine in a manic state?

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Over excess

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How is lithium used for treating bipolar disorder?

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Inexpensive, and works with norepinephrine sites to moderate it

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Does genetics play a role in developing bipolar disorder?

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Yes, 35-40% but also because of the stress due to the environment

17
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What is electroconvulsive therapy

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Some patients forget about the depression they came in with but its not a long term treatment and requires many treatments

18
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What is the most common psychiatric illness?

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Major depression

19
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Is there genetic predisposition when it comes to major depression?

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Yes but not as much as with bipolar disorder

20
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What is a common treatment when it comes to major depression?

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Medication (SSRI’s) but they may lose effectiveness

21
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What causes major depression?

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Low serotonin activity in the brain circuits

22
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Who is Aaron Beck and what is he known for?

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Cognitive behavioral psychologist

Schema theory

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What is the schema theory,

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How humans process information and what they pay attention to

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How does Beck’s schema theory relate to major depression?

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The patients tend to only notice the bad stuff in life and dwell on it

25
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What is more beneficial for patients with major depression, cognitive therapy or medicine?

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Cognitive therapy had positive benefits after two years down the road after treatment ended

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Who is David Burns?

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Writer who translates complex theories into simple and relatable terms

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What does it mean to catastrophize?

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Unpleasant events into major catastrophes in the minds of patients with major depression

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Who is Martin Seligman and what is he known for?

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Cognitive psychologist

The heart of the positive psychology movement

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What is depressive realism?

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Everything’s realistic, there’s no hope of something changing

30
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What is interpersonal therapy?

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Social skills training

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What is one of the main causes of depression?

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Poor social skills

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Who is Gregory Clarke and what is he known for?

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Pathologist who wants to prevent depression and set up an after school class with 75 mildly depressed students to teach them healthier ways of thinking and dealing with social struggles.

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What is couples therapy?

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Modified interpersonal therapy with one relationship

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