PSYC 1002 Lecture Notes - Dysthymia, Grandiosity, Libido

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1002
• Professor: Lorena Ruci

Document Summary

Etiology: reactive autonomic nervous system, personality factors. Histrionic personality (self-centred, dramatic, emotional, excitable: cognitive factors. Catastrophic thinking: the sick role: thriving on attention and sympathy from others by always being sick (escape from life) Comorbidity: two or more illnesses tend to occur together (anxiety and depression: high, depression and schizophrenia: low) People lose contact with portions of reality; might experience forgetting a part of their past, memory lapses that aren"t justified by an everyday stressor. Cause a breakdown in understanding and knowing who they are. Controversial because most of the data we have is from case studies, because less than 1% of people are formally diagnosed. Etiology: excessive stress, severe emotional trauma during childhood, e. g. abuse. Bipolar disorder (manic depressive disorder: one or more manic episodes, as well as depressive episodes, huge drop in emotionality. Cyclothymic disorder: not as severe as bipolar disorder, but same symptoms. 66% concordance rate in identical vs. 14% in fraternal twins: neurochemical factors.