PSY 445 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Major Depressive Episode, Bipolar I Disorder, Substance Abuse
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Children have more symptoms of persistent anxiety about being away from parents/home negative moods and lack of pleasure in play (symptoms for +4 weeks) Temper outbursts (inconsistent with age) crazy in proportion, intensity, or duration. Fear of being focus of attention or scrutiny or doing something humiliating time depressed mood most of day. Accompanied by ritualized sadness, loss of interest/pleasure, irritability. Abnormal, elevated irritable mood fear/discomfort (with physical, cognitive symptoms) Recurrent unexpected panic attacks, concern about attacks/changes in behavior from them. Criteria for at least one manic episode. Increased goal-directed activity re-experiencing of event, avoidance of. Excessive risk-taking stimuli, persistent symptoms of extreme arousal. Age 12 18 girls more common. Occur any age (between 6 18) Rare under age 10 gone 2 months without. 9 - 12 years (does not count as. Treatment must be intensive, many go back to. Comorbid with other anxiety disorders/depression hospitalization to prevent harm to self/others.
