PSYC 3140 Study Guide - Circadian Rhythm, Tyramine, Dyskinesia

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3140
• Professor: Joel Goldberg

Document Summary

Bipolar disorder was once known as manic-depression. Mania, great energy and enthusiasm for everything, fizzing over with ideas, talking and thinking so fast that her friends could not keep up with her. \bipolar disorder is one of the two major types of mood disorders. The other type is unipolar depression, in which people experience only depression, without mania. The most common emotion in depression is sadness another is irritability. Many people diagnosed with depression report that they have lost interest in everything in life a symptom referred to as anhedonia. Changes in appetite, sleep, and activity levels can take many forms. Early morning wakening, awaken at 3 or 4 a. m. every day and cannot go back to sleep. Behaviourally, many people with depression are slowed down, a condition known as psychomotor retardation:walk more slowly, gesture more slowly, talk more slowly and quietly. Many people with depression lack energy and report feeling chronically fatigued.