Psychology 2042A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Genetic Predisposition, Panic Disorder

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2042A/B
• Professor: Jeff St. Pierre

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Exceptional children: behavioural disorders depressive and bipolar. Who- up to 2020 the number #1 disease in the world will be depression. It does not go away, can"t shake with a happy song: current estimates indicate that more than 3 million children and adolescents in the. **note: many of these symptoms and behaviours may also occur in children and teens who are developing normally or in those with other disorders or conditions. Therefore, the presence of sad mood, diminished interest or pleasure, or irritability is essential for diagnosing depression. Common characteristic is the presence of sad, empty, or irritable mood, along with somatic and cognitive symptoms that interfere with the individuals functioning. Recently introduced depressive disorder characterized by 1) frequent and severe temper outburst that are extreme overreactions to the situation or provocation 2) chronic, persistently irritable or angry mood that is present between the severe outbursts. If full criteria are met for mdd, dsm-5 also provides for severity ratings of.