PSYC 3140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Electric Shock, Tricyclic Antidepressant, Imipramine

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3140
• Professor: Kendra Thomson

Document Summary

For most people, their moods pass after a few days. Case of katie: had social anxiety, didn"t interact with people at school, became depressed. Katie"s depression is outside realm of normal experience bc of intensity and duration: her severe/ clinical depression interfered with functioning, experienced several psychological and physical symptoms that accompany clinical depression. An overview of depression and mania: in dsm-iii- disorders were categorized under different general labels: Depressive disorders , affective disorders , depressive neuroses - grouped under mood disorders bc characterized by gross deviations in mood. Depression and mania either singly or together contribute to all mood disorders. Second fundamental state in mood disorders is abnormally exaggerated elation, joy euphoria. Mania: individuals find extreme pleasure in every activity; some describe it as a continuous sexual orgasm . 2: become extraordinarily active (hyperactive), require little sleep, may develop grandiose plans, believing they can accomplish anything they desire, proposed change in dsm-v: highlight this feature by adding.