PSYO 2220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Bipolar Disorder, Mania, Major Depressive Disorder
16 Mar 2018
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*most people with a mood disorder experience only depression. This pattern is called unipolar depression. (mood returns to normal when depression goes away. *in other cases, people experience periods of mania with alternation with depression periods. *a third but uncommon pattern is unipolar mania. (people only experience mania: mood states are pathological when they do not make sense within the context or circumstances of a person"s life. Cognitive: poor concentration, indecisiveness, poor self esteem, hopelessness, suicidal thoughts, delusions. Physiological and behavioral: sleep or appetite disturbances, psychomotor problems, catatonia, fatigue. Emotional: sadness, depressed mood, anhedonia: loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities, irritability. Criteria 1: major depressive episode (lasting 2 or more weeks). Depressed mood or anhedonia (loss of interest/pleasure) for at least 2 weeks. *individuals with bipolar disorders tend to experience depression more than mania over the years. Women are at least twice as likely as men to experience severe unipolar depression.
