PSYC 241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Major Depressive Episode, Major Depressive Disorder, Psychomotor Agitation

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 241
• Professor: Shannon Zaitsoff

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P s yc 241 we e k 3 (lec ture) Mo o d dis o r de r s & s uic ide. Mood e p is o de s: not diag nos es ; a period of time where people g o throug h thes e epis odes that help determine a diag nos is, 1. Depressed mood* (more days than not: 2. Worthlessness or guilt: agitation: (fidgeting, rubbing legs, etc. , retardation: (cid:523)sluggishness, (cid:498)like moving through peanut butter(cid:524, g: )n situations that most people wouldn"t feel guilty about, w: worse than low self-esteem, 8. Manic e p is o de: a. abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood and increased energy or goal-directed activity (min 1 week, goal-directed behaviours don"t usually come to completion; it"s usually not helpful, b. More talkative than usual or pressure to keep talking: 4.