PSYCH 380 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Hypomania, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, Major Depressive Episode
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Sam wanted to buy a warehouse and turn it into apartment complex. Manic episode: a. elevated expansive or irritable mood and excessive energy and drive (at least one week, b. Grandiosity (great ideas, they think they"re brilliant, creativity) Racing thoughts, flight of ideas (jumping from one topic to another) Goal directed activity or psychomotor agitation (don"t stop me or. Lithium: lowers high and reduces likelihood of depression. Iprst: interpersonal and social rhythm therapy: theory: interpersonal stress affects circadian rhythms, routines and moods (sleep, work/class, therapy: insight about disorder stabilize routines and sleep/wake cycle, attend to relationship issues (and take meds) Kindling: neurochemical, when an individual has an episode they are more likely to have another, once you have 1, 2, 3 the likeliness goes up. Psychologists try to level this out and bring you back to normal. Rapid cycling: episodes every few weeks, normal cyclers ever year or couple of years.