HLTHAGE 1CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Victimology, Medicalization, Biomarker
9 Oct 2017
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Quiz: 20ish mc questions covering lecture 1-3: think about ideas that cross lectures, broad concepts. Introduction: we seem to be amidst an epidemic of depression, rates of bipolar disorder also seemed to have climbed in last decades. Major depressive disorder (mdd: one or more major depressive episodes (discrete periods to time that an individual presents symptoms) without mania. In a 2-week period they need at least 5 of the following symptoms: depressed mood most of day. Self-reported or expressed by others: anhedonia inability to experience pleasure, things they used to do that would have been enjoyable, substantial weight loss/gain. Irritability: whe(cid:374) (cid:272)halle(cid:374)ged (cid:449)ith so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g, the(cid:455) do(cid:374)(cid:859)t deal (cid:449)ell (cid:449)ith gi(cid:448)e a(cid:374)d take, flight of ideas, distractibility. Increase in goal-directed activity: socially: sex, professionally: work tirelessly until getting something, excessive involvement in pleasurable activities w/ high potential for painful consequences, sex, gambling, shopping sprees, crash, riding high and then suddenly it ends.
