PSY240H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Bipolar Disorder, Nucleus Accumbens, Aaron T. Beck
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Depressive disorders experience of depression & mania: used to be known as manic depression. Manic depression/bipolar disorder a mood disorder characterized by the. Unipolar depression the mood disorder characterized by the experience of the. Depression has been around forever ancient greeks called in melancholia: dissatisfaction with life, problems sleeping, restlessness and desire to die. Mania can be described as euphoria and excitement. Depression: sadness, loss of energy, social withdrawal, sleep problems depression without mania: females are diagnosed with it, 1/10 males are, studies show that depression is influenced by both genetics and environment. Mdd: mood disorder characterized in which one feels sad or empty without any diagnosed with anther in dsm disorder: 13 million american during the proceedings of 12 months, lifetime estimates approx. Mood disorders are common around the world changes recent major event than those without. Chronic stress leads depression: reduction in size of brain regions that regulate mood & cognition.
