PSY 3171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Major Depressive Disorder, Chief Operating Officer, Weight Gain

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3171
• Professor: Cary Kogan

Document Summary

C h a p t e r 6 : m o o d d i s o r d e r s. To distinguish between different types of mood disorders. Describe and compare major etiological models of mood disorders. Understand the basis of different treatments for mood disorders. Mood disorders: major depressive disorder (mdd, persistent depressive disorder, bipolar i disorder, bipolar ii disorder. Dsm-5 has been criticized for over diagnosing and including too many people in this category. But there are some ways to differentiate: duration, intensity, severity, and abnormal symptoms. Duration: normal to experience low mood and sadness, but if that goes on for more than 2 weeks (according to. Dsm) and most of each day, then it is not considered normal. Symptoms that you wouldn"t normally associate with feeling sad: not being able to move, being extremely agitated, etc: major depressive episode.