PS280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Dexamethasone, Learned Helplessness, Reuptake
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Mood disorders: involve disabling disturbances in emotion, from the sadness of depression to the elation and irritability of mania. Are often associated with other psychological problems (e. g. panic attacks, substance abuse, sexual dysfunction and personality disorders). Depression: an emotional state marked by great sadness and feelings of worthlessness and guilt. There are 2 major mood disorders in dsm-5: major depressive disorder (unipolar depression, bipolar disorder. Psychologizer: people who emphasize the psychological aspects of depression. Depressive disorders: major depressive disorder, persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia) Bipolar disorders: bipolar i and bipolar ii disorders, cyclothymic disorder. Clinical symptoms/descriptions: (5-9 of these symptoms must be present most of the day, nearly every day for 2 weeks!) **either depressed mood or loss of interest/pleasure must be one*: depressed mood (first symptom expressed generally, anhedonia loss of pleasure (cid:894)e. g. used to lo(cid:448)e (cid:396)eadi(cid:374)g (cid:271)ut the(cid:455) do(cid:374)(cid:859)t do it a(cid:374)(cid:455)(cid:373)o(cid:396)e(cid:895) **
