NURS 3130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 23: American Psychiatric Association, World Health Organization, Suicidal Ideation
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Normal variations in mood occur in response to life events. Normal mood variations (e. g. , sadness, euphoria, and anxiety) are time-limited and are not usually associated with significant functional impairment. Normal range of mood or affect, the expression of mood, varies considerably both within and among different cultures (breugelmans, zeelenberg, gilovich, huang, & shani, 2014; Keyconcepts mood is a pervasive and sustained emotion that influences one"s perception of the world and how one functions. Affect, or outward emotional expression, is related to the concept of mood. For example, in depression, people often have limited facial expression. Inappropriate: discordant affective expression accompanying the content of speech or ideation. Depression is the primary mood of depressive disorders. Unless appropriately treated, depression persists over time, has a significant negative effect on quality of life, and increases the risk of suicide (carbray, kaas, limandri, & warren, 2016).
