PSYC 2060U Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Mood Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Sexual Dysfunction
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An extreme response to a given event, amount of time experiencing a mood, possibility a loss of touch in reality, extreme highs and extreme lows (if they become extreme, this creates concern), withdrawing from something they previously found engaging. Slide 2: elevated mood (energetic) if something good happens, other days we might want to be alone may be normal. Some general characteristics of mood disorders: extreme sadness depression, elation/irritability mania. Some other serious psychological problems are: panic attacks, substance abuse, sexual dysfunction and personality disorders. Slide 3: psychological disorders characterized by usually severe or extreme disturbances of mood. 2 main mood disorders are depression and bipolar disorders and related disorders (mood swing disorder) Slide 4: disorder is the low or sad state, feel overwhelming, don"t feel much pleasure in what they found fun before. Mania is the opposite of depression, may have an exaggerated belief that the world is theirs for the taking.
