PSYC 332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Time Signature, Higher Consciousness, Panic Disorder

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 332
• Professor: Richard Koestner

Document Summary

The common mental disorders and the big 5 traits. Say something when you are educated and hear things. Was extremely successful and went through major depression. Depression: not a dimensional rating, it"s a categorical judgement, on the basis of an interview. Most common time to be diagnosed is early 20s. Decided not to try any medications, decided to try just counselling. Different people respond to different medications differently, same with different styles of counselling. She feels good about overcoming depression, but she is still haunted by the fact that she had depression. Depression is very treatable if you get help, but there is a higher risk of having depression again (relapse). Even if the person is better, you have to work with them to be able to prevent relapse. Some symptoms are experienced by most people, but the difference is the intensity and the duration. If clara was feeling like that for 2 months- depression.