Neurobiology of Mood Disorders I Flashcards
Mood primes access to _____ and can bias recall both positively and negatively
memory
Sadness should be _____ in duration and be readily understood. It also shouldn’t cause major _____ in your life or ___ thoughts
transient; impairment; suicidal
Normal sadness should last about ___ weeks
2
Sadness that lasts less than 2 weeks and has less than 4 impairment symptoms but is still debilitating to the patient may be known as a
adjustment disorder
Major depressive episodes must last 2 weeks and include a sad moor OR this
a pervasive loss of interest
Depressive symptoms which vary widely person to person include ___ and ____
sleep; appetite
Depression can also cause ______ agitation, which is repetitive stereotypical movements
psychomotor
Melancholic depression occurs in ___ to ___ life
mid; late
Atypical depression occurs in ____ (sex) with over ____ and over___
women; sleeping; eating
Seasonal depression can be treated with exposure to ___ ____ ___
bright white light
____ depression is the most severe form and it presents with delusions and hallucinations
Psychotic
Chronic depression must last at least _ years
2
Depression is ___ dependent but the risk is generally __-___%
culturally; 10-20%
This sex has a higher risk of depression
women
The average age of onset for depression is ___, and its moving up every cohort
30
