CAS PS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 39: Seasonal Affective Disorder, Cyclothymia, Major Depressive Disorder

• School: Boston University
• Department: Psychological & Brain Sciences
• Course: CAS PS 101
• Professor: Tracy Dunne

Document Summary

Increased diagnosis cases of d. d due to trauma-dissociation theory (development of personality is a response to severe stress) After trauma-dissociation theory came out, a surge of d. d cases increased in recent years. Mood (affective) disorders: general emotional state or mood is distorted or inconsistent with circumstances and interferes with daily life. May experience be extremely sad, empty, irritable, alternating with mania. Involves: depression, mania, major depressive disorder, bipolar, seasonal affective disorder, cyclothymic disorder, etc . This is the most frequently experienced psychological disorder: major depression, feel intensely depressed. Interferes with daily life and functionality: dysthymia, less intense than normal depression, does not interfere with daily life and functionality as much as depression, more chronic than major depression. Depression over time: counting from early 1900s, depression has been taking over the general population more and more over time (from less than 5% in 1930s to above 20% by 1975. )