PSY 364 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Suicidal Ideation, Mood Disorder, Anhedonia
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Module 27: learning applications, part 1: treating depression (+virtual field trip, +1 paper) Depression - affective mood disorder (psychological disorder) Social: cultural and interpersonal variables are important in preventing depression and treating. Can sometimes go to all or nothing - cut out the good things. Engage in treatment between episodes (inter episodes) Symptoms treated the most in cbt: (dsm5 is symptom based - nothing necessarily unconscious that its representing, the problem is the symptomatology) Sad, blue, or down mood - central criterion of depression. Most of the day, everyday, for more than 2 weeks. Everyone can say they"ve felt depressed for a day or two, but most don"t reach the clinical level (persist = disorder) Lack of pleasure and enjoyment - anhedonia = inability to feel it. One of the first symptoms people notice. Dark thoughts (about death and suicidal ideation) Want to identify the most interfering symptom to try to treat.
