PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 41: Catatonia, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Noid

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Manic+ phases:+ elevated+ mood,+ increased+ activity,+ diminished+ need+ for+ sleep,+ grandiose+ ideas,+ racing+thoughts,+and+extreme+distractibility. + Hypomanic+ phases:+ heightened+ creativity+ and+ productivity,+ and+ can+ be+ pleasurable+ and+ rewarding. ++ Jamison:+ an% unquiet% mind. + suffered+ from+ bipolar+ disorder+ and+ took+ lithium+ to+ help. + this+ drug+ deprives+people+from+good+moods. ++ Depression+ has+ a+ genetic+ component. + concordance+ rates+ between+ identical+ twins+ are+ 4+ times+ higher+ than+ between+ fraternal+ twins. + + genetic+ contribution+ to+ depression+ is+ weaker+ than+ for+ schizophrenia+and+bipolar+disorder. ++ Concordance+ in+ identical+ twins+ is+ of+ 70%,+ and+ of+ 20%+ for+ fraternal+ twins. + all+ of+ those+ affected+ with+the+disease+have+the+same+defect. +its+heredity+is+complex+and+not+just+related+to+one+gene. + Delusions:+false+personal+beliefs+based+on+incorrect+inferences+about+reality+(noid). +the+types+of+ delusion+ can+ be+ influenced+ by+ culture. + germans:+ delusions+ of+ guilt+ and+ persecution. + japanese:+ delusions+of+harassment. +both+had+the+same+delusions+of+grandeur. + Hallucinations:+false+sensory+perceptions+that+are+experienced+without+an+external+source. +they+ can+ be+ visual,+ olfactory+ or+ somatosensory,+ and+ most+ often+ auditory. + typical+ auditory+ hallucinations+involve+voices+telling+the+person+that+he+or+she+is+inept+or+evil,+or+that+command+ that+person+to+do+dangerous+things. +they+are+associated+with+the+activation+in+cortical+areas+that+ process+ external+ sensory+ stimuli. + + such+ hallucination+ might+ be+ caused+ by+ an+ inability+ to+ distinguish+normal+inner+speech. + Disorganised+ behaviour:+ acting+ in+ a+ strange+ or+ unusual+ ways,+ including+ strange+ movements,+ bizarre+speech,+and+inappropriate+selfgcare. + Echolalia:+ repeating+ words+ they+ hear,+ occurs+ in+ catatonic+ schizophrenia+ (associated+ with+ fear+ response)+

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