Psychology 2310A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Anhedonia, Avolition, Alogia

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2310A/B
• Professor: Rod Martin

Document Summary

Introduction: depression versus mania, depression: severe despondency and dejection, typically felt over a period of time and accompanied by feelings of hopelessness and inadequacy, mania: mental illness marked by periods of great excitement, euphoria, delusions, and over activity, dsm iv distinguishes two general patterns, unipolar depression only(cid:224) periods of depression, never mania, bipolar both mania and depression. Normal depression: psychological pain (cid:224) tells us there is something wrong with our life, there is a healing process that needs to take place, for example: the grief process, similar to physical pain, if we didn"t have pain we would be dead, dsm iv categories, major depressive disorder(cid:224) characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, loss of interest or ability to feel pleasure, unexplained weight loss, difficulty sleeping, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, feelings of worthlessness or guilt, suicidal thoughts, and either agitation or slowing down.