Psychology 2030A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, Major Depressive Episode, Postpartum Depression

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: Gail Robertson

Document Summary

6. 1 distinguish between normal sad mood and depression and between euphoria and mania: bipolar and depressive disorders are syndromes whose predominant feature is a disturbance in mood. The disturbance can take the form of mood that is abnormally low- depression-or abnormally high- mania. These presentations are only marked by low mood only. The disorders are distinguished from each other by the presence of depressed or elated mood (or both) and by the length of time or the specific times that the mood abnormalities persist. Bipolar disorder: mood disturbance too low or too high (mania). Elated mood - excitement and good feelings naturally match a happy or an enjoyable experience. It is a lt episodic illness in which mood shifts between the two emotional poles of mania and depression. In a depressed period, a person may be all but immobile, feeling unable to get out of bed.