PSYC104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Learned Helplessness, Cognitive Therapy
14 Aug 2018
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Mental disorder based on distress, disability, risk of suffering (death, pain or disability) or an important loss of freedom, diagnoses based on specific observable symptoms, not assumed causes or theories. Depressive disorders: major depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder (persistent depressive disorder, unipolar, depressive disorder nos. Bipolar disorder: bipolar 1 disorder major depression + full manic episode, bipolar 2 disorder major depression + hypomanic episode, cyclothymic disorder, bipolar disorder nos. Varies with: age, ethnicity, location, occupation, health, history: depressive disorders, mdd: life time = 21. 4%, 12mnth = 9. 7, pdd: life time = 2. 5, bipolar disorder, bd: lifetime = 4. 4, cd. Inflated self-esteem: persistently elevated, expansive or irritable mood, decreased need for sleep, pressure of speech, distractibility. Low mood, sense of worthlessness, guilt or helplessness. Loss of appetite: weight loss/gain, sleep disturbance, poor concentration, attention, memory, recurring thoughts of death/dying, diurnal variation. Increase in exposure to sunlight briefly relieves symptoms.
