Psychopathology final

Question 1

MDD (Major Depressive Disorder) symptoms

Answer 1

At least 1 of:

• depressed mood
• lack of interest in pleasure or activities
• weight loss
• suicidal ideation
• sleep problems
• fatigue

Question 2

Manic episode symptoms

Answer 2

• abnormally + persistently elevated or irritable mood + abnormal goal directed activity for 1 week
• during mood elevation at least 3 of below symptoms (4 if only irritable):
• Increased self esteem
• decreased need for sleep
• talkative
• distractible
• increase in goal directed behavior

Question 3

MDD vs. dysthymia

Answer 3

dysthymia lasts longer (2 years) but sometimes with less symptoms. Can be diagnosed with MDD after 2 weeks with symptoms

Question 4

Bipolar Type 1 vs. Type 2

Answer 4

(BP-1 = mania) (BP-2 = hypomania)
BP-1 is more severe mood episodes from mania to depression
BP-2 is milder form of mood elevation w/ hypomania

Question 5

Hypomania vs. Mania

Answer 5

Hypomania is a milder form of mania
Mania has social occupation impairment
Mania lasts longer (7 days) Hypomania (4 days)

Question 6

Monoamine theory of depression

name neurotransmitters plus what happens to receptors

Answer 6

depleted serotonin (important in depression), dopamine, and norepinephrine leads to profound depression/suicidal ideation
- receptors down regulate (fewer in number) as the neurotransmitters increase over time

Question 7

Sleep + Depression

Answer 7

• insomnia is most common sleep problem in depression
• less deep sleep (stage 3 and 4)
• early entry into REM sleep
• Increased REM total and eye movements

Question 8

cognitive triad of depression

Answer 8

• negative view of self
• negative view of world/others
• negative view of future

Question 9

development of depression in cognitive theory

Answer 9

• early experience
• formation of dysfunctional beliefs
• critical incident
• beliefs activated
• negative automatic thoughts
• symptoms of depression

Question 10

schema

Answer 10

diathesis for depression

Question 11

Haaga reason for development of depression

Answer 11

• schema
• match w/ personality type
• occurrence of an apt stressor

Question 12

Mednick 2 hit theory

Answer 12

• biological hit ex. a virus

- social hit

Question 13

Schizophrenia (symptoms)

Answer 13

two or more of following for 1+ month

• hallucination
• delusion
• disorganized speech
• disorganized behavior
• flat affect

Question 14

Schizoaffective vs. Schizophrenia

Answer 14

• Schizoaffective is symptoms of schizophrenia with major mood episode
• symptoms of schizophrenia present for at least 2 weeks w/o prominent mood symptoms

Question 15

Schizoaffective vs. Mood disorder w/ psychotic features

Answer 15

• when mood improves in mood disorder, psychotic symptoms disappear
• in schizoaffective disorder, psychotic symptoms remain when mood is gone

Question 16

Delusional disorder

Answer 16

-normal except with weird delusion

Question 17

Persecutory delusion
Jealous delusion
Erotomanic delusion
Grandiose delusion
Somatic delusion
Cat grass delusion (imposter delusion)

Answer 17

• think someone is out to get you
• jealous to point of delusion
• think someone important is in love with them
• think they are very important
• delusion that they have physical defect
• close friend/loved one replaced by identical clone