PY 358 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Kurt Cobain, Etiology, Learned Helplessness
27 Sep 2016
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Syndromes in which a disturbance in mood is the predominant feature. Take the form of a low or high mood: depression (abnormally low mood, mania (abnormally high mood) Both episodic depressed mood and episodic mania (formerly manic-depressive disorder) Mood shifts between two emotional poles : mixed states can occur. Categories of bipolar: bipolar i (full blown mania alternates with episodes of major depression, bipolar ii (hypomania mood elevation that is abnormal yet not severe enough to impair functioning or require hospitalization) According to the dsm-5 (2013) a manic episode is . A period of abnormal elevated irritable mood lasting for at least one week or requires hospitalization. Individual must possess three or more of the following: (a) inflated self-esteem, (b) decrease need for sleep, (c) talkativeness, (d) flight of ideas, (e) distractibility, and (f) increased goal-directed activity. A condition characterized by fluctuations that alternate between. Episodes not as severe as with mania or major depression.
