PSY 322LEC Study Guide - Final Guide: Depressive Personality Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified, Major Depressive Episode
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Anxiety disorders as a group are the most common diagnosis. Major depressive disorder are the most common diagnosis of all the psychological disorders. Symptoms of manic/hypomanic episodes: elevated, expansive or irritable mood (less common to see irritable) Inflated self-esteem or grandiosity: (cid:862)i(cid:859)(cid:373) the (cid:271)est pe(cid:396)so(cid:374) e(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:863, decreased need for sleep, talkativeness or pressure to speak, flight of ideas, speaking seems to be bursting out, distractibility. Increased goal-directed activity or psychomotor agitation: reckless pursuit of pleasure. Episode(s: when you are depressed, the moment you have a manic episode, you are diagnosed as having bipolar i. Bipolar), there is an increase in duration and frequency of episodes. Suicidal = depressed: not (cid:374)e(cid:272)essa(cid:396)il(cid:455) , being depressed, x20 greater risk for attempting suicide, x50 greater risk having suicidal thoughts. Crisis services: 40% of patients who died by suicide have told others of their intentions, additional 30% have talked about death and dying, best to take pre(cid:272)autio(cid:374)s (716) 834-3131.