PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Major Depressive Disorder, Dsm-5, Mental Disorder

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jill L Atkinson

Document Summary

Psychology mental health: schizophrenia & mood disorders (week 22: diathesis-stress model. Both a predisposition and a source of stress are required for an individual to develop a disorder. Viewed as devastating; it can be, in extreme forms. Affects between 4-8 of every 1000 adults worldwide (1%: a mental disorder involving characteristic symptoms. Start and progress slowly vs. quick onset and escalation. Can get worse over time, have ups and downs, be mild throughout, etc: age of onset. Psychotic features: between late teens and the mid-(cid:1007)0"s. Fe(cid:373)ales: late (cid:1006)0"s: 3 distinct phases. Might cycle through once vs. many times. May become easily confused, trouble organizing thoughts. Lose motivation and withdraw from life activities, spend a lot of time alone, engrossed with thoughts. Delusional thoughts, hallucinations, disorganized patterns of thoughts, emotions and behavior: residual. May simply be withdrawn, have trouble concentrating, lack motivation: delusions: content may vary by theme.