PSYC 3140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Hypersomnia, Suicidal Ideation, Psychomotor Retardation
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Accounts for 10% of disabilities and is increasing. Somatic symptoms are related to physiological or bodily functions (includes fatigue, aches and pains, serious changes in appetite and sleep patterns, hygiene, sexual drive) 6 basic emotions = happiness, sadness, fear, surprise, anger, disgust. Emotions give us color, meaning, intensity in life, are short lived. Moods are less intense but are longer term, can be seconds, minutes, hours, days. Affect = pattern of observable behaviors associated with emotions (facial expression, voice pitch) Clinical syndrome = combination of emotional, cognitive, and behavioural symptoms associated with a depressed mood ( ex. Mood disorders = are defined in terms of episodes which are discreet periods of time in which the person"s behavior dominated by manic or depressed mood or both. 1. sadness persistent overtime: mood change may occur in the absence of precipitating events, impairs social and occupational functioning, includes emotional, cognitive, somatic, or behavioral symptoms,
