PSYCH 2030 WEEK 4 Flashcards
Mood Disorders
Group of disorders involving severe and enduring disturbances in emotionally ranging from elation to severe depression
Major Depressive episode
Most common and severe experience of depression, including feelings of worthlessness, disturbances in bodily activities such as sleep, loss of interest, and the inability to experience pleasure, persisting at least two weeks
Mania
Mania is a time when someone feels excessively happy or excited, often linked with certain mood disorders.
Hypomanic Episode
less severe and less disruptive form of a manic episode. It’s one of the criteria used to diagnose various mood disorders.
Mixed Features
a condition where a person experiences both feelings of elation (like happiness or excitement) and depression or anxiety at the same time. It’s also called a dysphoric manic episode or mixed manic episode.
Major Depressive Disorder
Mood disorder involving one or more major depressive episodes
seperated by 2 months
Persistent Depressive Disorder
a mood disorder characterized by a consistently depressed mood along with symptoms such as low self-esteem, withdrawal from activities, pessimism, or feelings of despair. These symptoms must be present for at least two years, with no break from them lasting more than two months.
Seasonal Affective Disorder
a mood disorder where a person experiences cycles of episodes that coincide with the seasons of the year. Typically, they experience depression during the winter months when there is less natural sunlight.
Integrated grief
The process where acute grief evolves into a condition where the individual comes to accept the finality of the death and adjusts to the loss
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
a mood disorder characterized by symptoms such as physical discomfort, severe mood swings, and anxiety. These symptoms significantly disrupt daily life and functioning, typically occurring in the final week before menstruation starts. They improve within a few days after menstruation begins and are usually absent during the week after menstruation.
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) is a condition where a child consistently experiences chronic negative moods like anger and irritability, but without any episodes of mania, which is a key feature of bipolar disorder.
Bipolar I Disorder
involves a pattern of alternating major depressive episodes with full-blown manic episodes, not just hypomanic episodes.
Bipolar II Disorder
involves alternating major depressive episodes with hypomanic episodes, which are less severe than full-blown manic episodes.
Cyclothymic Disorder
Chronic (at least two years) mood disorder characterized by alternating mood elevation and depression levels that are not as severe as manic or major depressive episodes
Neurohormones
Hormones that affect the brain and are increasingly studied in mental health disorders.
