PSY 3171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Ethology, Mood Disorder, Mania
2 Nov 2016
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What is the emotional state experienced when someone feels tense about something that might happen in the future? anxiety. The content is similar (ocd patients tend to experience higher distress) Trigger: trigger leads to thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, behaviour tends to reinforces the thoughts and feelings, bidirectional influence on each other. Cbt uses cognitive and behavioural techniques: one influences the other. Comes from the idea that not doing anything maintains the depression. Treatment involves getting patients to do things. Mood tends to increase once the activity is started. Engage in activities that are of value to the patient. Use a weekly activity schedule to monitor and to plan out activities. 10-12 week program: exercise is shown to improve or eliminate moderate depression. Aerobic and weight training for 2 months: self-reliance training teaches one how to do things and how to trust that they can. Try to come up with thoughts that are more helpful.
