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what is the difference between bipolar and unipolar?

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unipolar never experienced mania

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What are some of the symptoms for major depressive disorder?

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  • sadness
  • emptiness
  • diminished interest
  • sleep change
  • fatigue
  • anxiety
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What is bereavement

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feelings of a loved one died; not part of DSM5

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What is the onset of unipolar?

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having the symptoms everyday for 2 weeks

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People that have major depressive disorder will most likely have what…

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another episode later in their life

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Who are more likely to report to have major depressive order

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women

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what are the five specifiers of major depressive disorders

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  • melancholic
  • psychotic features
  • atypical feature
  • catotnic
  • seasonal pattern
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melancholic

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loss of appetite; feelings are worse in the morning; more excessive guilt

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Psychotic features

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delusions and hallucination

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atypical feature

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mood react activity; weight gain; appetite increases

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catatonic feature

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immobile or rigid

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seasonal pattern

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lack of sunlight; not caused by psycho social factors; requires two or more episodes in the past 2 years

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persistent depressive disoder(dystymia)

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more mild form of major depression that occurs more days than not; persist for two years

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depressive disorder with peripartum (post partum)

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major depressive symptoms: sadness, teariness, irritability - hormonal fluctuations
affects child and infant development

within 4 weeks of birth or during pregnancy;

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double depression

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symptoms for both major depressive disorder and persistent depressive disorder

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premenstrual dysphoric Disorder

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occurs one week before menstrual cycle; increased tension. mood swings, irritability, and conflict with other

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disruptive mood dysregulation

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severe recurring temper outburst for six months

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causes of depression

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genetics, neurochemical hormonal factors, medical causes, environmental

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genetics (causes of depression)

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plays major role

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neurochemical (causes of depression)

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(seratonin, norapinephrine, dopamine)

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hormonal factors (causes of depression)

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increase levels of cortisol; low levels of thyroid

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neurophysiological (causes of depression)

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any damage to the pre frontal cortex; cingulated cortex: (selective attention, low levels of activation, amygdala increase activity)

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medical causes (causes of depression)

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poor health conditions, medications, and stroke

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environmental facotrs (causes of depression)

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early childhood trauma, job loss, and lack of bonding connection

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psychoanalytic theory (Major depressive disorder)

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unconscious memories or feelings, angered for others turned inward,

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behavioral theory

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receives reward for depressive behavior

modeling learning from others

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cognitive theory

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how you interpret the events

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humanistic existential theory

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lack of purpose or meaning in your life

Carl Rodgers theory: significant discrepancy between real and ideal self

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learned helplessness

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feeling that there’s nothing you could do to make your situation better

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treatments for major depressive disorder

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cognitive behavior therapy, MAOI, trycyclic, ECT, transcranial magnetic stimulation,deep brain stimulation,

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cognitive behavior therapy

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change the way you think to change your behaviors

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MAOI

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anti depressant that prevented enzymes from breaking down chemicals. ex. seratonin

cannot take MAOI with food and increased blood pressure

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trycyclic

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blocks the reuptake from certain chemicals

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electro compulsive therapy (ECT) - shock therapy

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increases the production of chemicals and restores balance

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transcrainial magnetic stimulation

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magnetic coil delivers electro magnetic pulse in a particular part of the brain to stimulate it

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deep brain stimulation

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regulates regular moods; surgically implants electrodes into the brain

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bipolar

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periods of depression and mania

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mania

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engage in inappropriate behavior, very little need of sleep, speaks rapidly, false sense of well being that lasts a week;

not a separate diagnosis

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hypomania

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less than 7 days more than 4 days; milder symptoms of mania

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Bipolar 1

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full blown mania alternating with episodes of major depressive

worse than bipolar 2

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Bipolar 2

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hypomania, better judgement, more common, less disruptive

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rapid cycler

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4 or more episodes of mania and depression for one year

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onset of bipolar

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18 years old

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comorbidility

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diabetes, heart disease, alcoholic drug abuse, anxiety, ADHD

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cyclothymic

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very mild bipolar, fluctuation in mood

2 years

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causes of bipolar

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genetics

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concordance rate

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disorder that runs in the family

48
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treatment for bipolar

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mood stabiiizer-lithium, depakote

49
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generic vs. brand name

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very little difference,

generic is cheaper and different inactive ingredients

50
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FDA approval

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submit two studies where it was more effective than a placebo

51
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suicide

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2nd most frequetnt cause of death for high school and college; elderly highest risk of suicide

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schizophernia

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altered perceptions, unusual thoughts or odd behavior

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what is the onset of schizophrenia?

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18-25 years old… later for women

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symptoms of schizophrenia

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continuous signs of disturbance that last 6 months and 1 month of syptoms of hallucinations and delusions;

55
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positive symptoms of schizophrenia

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too much, excess, tend to get better

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what is delusions

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false belief despite disconfirming events

57
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what is frequent delusion

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people can see into their mind and speaking to them ex. sports caster speaking to the person

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whats a good prognosis of schizophrenia

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if overtime the person knows that they are hallucinating

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what is loose association

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switching one thought to another; hard to find a common theme

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catatonia

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stay in one position for a long period of time

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negative symptoms of schizophrenia

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irreversible; deteriation of the brain

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atafic

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no emotion; lack of meaningful speech

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avolition

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inability to take goal oriented actions

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anetonia

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inability to feel pleasure

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premorbid functioning

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slight abnormalities

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prodromal

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withdrawing and isolation; preceeding hallucination

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paranoid type

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someone is after them

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brief psychotic

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brief psychotic disorder that only last up until a month; caused by stress

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schizophreniform

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1-6 months

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schizoaffective

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some symptoms of schizophrenia and some symptoms of depression;

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delusional disorder

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their delusions aren’t as bizarre than schizophrenia; no other psychotic symptoms

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erotomania

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someone else in love with you

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grandiosity

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belief that I have some special talent or I have a relationship with an important person

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jealousy

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belief that their partner is being unfaithful

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persecution

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delusion disorder that you’re being mistreated or being conspired against

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somatic

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belief you have a body defect

77
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too much dopamine causes what…

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schizophrenia

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too little glutemate causes what….

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problems with learning

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typical anti psychotic

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reduce the psychotic but increases muscle stiffness and tremors

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tardive dyskinesia

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neurological disorder; abnormal incvluntary movement in the face

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atypical

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block dopamine but increase seratonin

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ego disonic

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unacceptable to their ego

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personality disorder

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chronic inflexible maladaptive behavior

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shizoid

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very detached from social relationship, socially isolated very apathetic to others; very little pleasure

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schizoidtypal

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odd thoughts, odd physical appearance, poor hygeine,

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histrionic

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overly dramatic, overly emotion; likes the attention, pretty flirtatious; autonomic emotional

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narcissistic

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exaggerated self of importance; very strong need of validation; maintain power or control over others

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anti social

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very charismatic; against society norms; aggressive; rarely feel guilt very impulsive; thrill seeking behavior; don’t take responsibility from their action

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dorderline

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intense fluctuation of mood and self perception; history of unstable relationship, very needy; perceive other people all good or all bad; lack of attachment to parents,

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avoidant

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fear of rejection; hesitant to enter new relationship; low self esteem; hard to engage in new activities

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