PSY 332 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Hypomania, Bipolar I Disorder, Mania

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Mood disorder and suicide: classification, what is a mood disorder. Based on mood episodes (constellation of symptoms - syndrome: unipolar depression vs. bipolar depression. Someone with unipolar depression doesn"t go through the. Highs of bipolar depression: dsm-5 mood disorders. Major depressive disorder: a depressed mood most of the day, particularly in the morning, and a loss of interest in normal activities and relationships -- symptoms that are present every day for at least 2 weeks. A combination of symptoms that interfere with the ability to work, study, sleep, eat, and enjoy pleasurable activities. Such a disabling episode of depression may occur only once but more commonly occurs several times in a lifetime. persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia): chronic (ongoing) type of depression in which a person"s moods are regularly low. But, symptoms are not as severe as with major depression. depressive disorder, nos (unipolar disorder), involve only depression.