PSY240H5 Lecture Notes - Mental Disorder, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
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Ppl who are depressed cannot concentrate, make decisions. Hallucinations or delusions severe depression not psychosis. ^if worse than catatonia inability to move not a matter of attitude doesn"t require. Lose interest in activities they like to do. Major depression needs 5 or more symptoms including sadness or loss of interest, at least. Dysthymic disorder has to show 3 symptoms including depressed mood and at least 2 years in duration. Ppl can also have double depression which is both 2 yrs but a period of 2 weeks in which they have 5 or more symptoms ^ although rare. Look at the most optimistic view and can turn those bad. Dysthymic disorder case example rob- dysthymia for 20 yrs. A typical day stays up late, smokes, not able to get to work on time, fall asleep, shut alarm, go to work late, isolation after. Since he can make it to work it is not major depressive disorder.
