PSY340H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Neuroimaging, Cyclothymia
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They are usually exhausted , tend to complain a lot , neglect personal hygiene. Signs and symptoms of depression vary across life span. A manic episode is such in mood that some of the thoughts associated with it are described as psychotic states. Manic individuals often display pressure of speech, excessive self- esteem or grandiosity, risky physical feats, outlandish business practices, and increased sexual behaviour. Unlike most other mental disorders, some people describe certain symptoms associated with mania as enjoyable: hypomania is a less severe form of mania that involves a similar number of symptoms to mania, but: Need only be present for four days. Involve no psychotic features: there are two major categories of mood disorders in dsm 5, major depressive disorder (mdd, bipolar disorder. Major depressive disorder (mdd) also known as unipolar disorder. Symptoms: must have 5 of the following symptoms for atleast two weeks with depressed mood or loss of pleasure as being one of them.
