PSYCH 14 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Bipolar I Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Dysthymia
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1 of the group of disorders involving severe enduring disturbances in emotionality ranging from elation to severe depression. (most commonly diagnosed) - feelings of worthlessness disturbances in bodily activities such as sleep, loss of interest, and inability to experience pleasure, persisting at least 2 weeks. Most important symptoms are the physical ones (somatic/negative) Anhedonia: loss of energy/inability to engage in "pleasurable" activities or have any "fun" Mania: period of abnormality excessive elation or euphoria associated with some mood disorders. Expressing so many exciting ideas at once (with incoherent speech resulting) - Hypomanic episode: less severe and less disruptive version of a manic episode that is one of the criteria for several mood disorders. *individuals who either experience depression or mania are said to have a unipolar mood disorder because their mood remains at one "pore" of the usual depression-mania continuum. Someone who alternates between depression and mania is said to have bipolar disorder*
