PSYC 3140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Cortisol, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, Dysthymia
30 Sep 2016
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Depression: is a low, and sad state in which life seems dark and its challenges overwhelming. Mania: state of breathless euphoria and frenzied energy. People with depressive disorders suffer only from depression, called unipolar depression. People with bipolar disorder have periods of mania and depression. What are the symptoms of unipolar depression: emotional symptoms: Anxiety, inability, agitation, crying spells: motivational symptoms: Loss of desire to pursue their usual activities. Need to force themselves to eat, talk with friends, go to work, have sex ( paralysis of will ) 6-15% of all people who suffer from unipolar depression commit suicide: behavioural symptoms: May also more or speak more slowly: cognitive symptoms: They blame themselves for everything unfortunate in their life. Confusion, unable to remember things, easily distracted, unable to solve small problems. Study shows that depressed people do more poorly on memory, attention and reasoning tasks: physical symptoms:
