Psychology 2030A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex, Major Depressive Episode, Mania

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: Ian Nicholson

Document Summary

Episodic depressed mood and episodic mania = mood shifts between two emotional poles; energy and ability to function also shifts. Bipolar and depressive disorders are syndromes whose predominant feature is a disturbance in mood (depression or mania) Bipolar disorder used to be called manic depressive disorder. Long-term illness have to stay on medications for the rest of their lives major depression) less severe, more common than bipolar 1: at least 1 manic episode with/without periods of depress. Bipolar 1 (full blown mania alternates with episodes of major depression) Bipolar 2 (hypomania mood elevation that is abnormal yet not severe enough to impair functioning or require hospitalization, alternates with episodes of. Categories: lasts at least 4 days; at least one hypomanic event and one depressive. A period of abnormal elevated or irritable mood lasting for at least one week or requiring hospitalization.