Unit 6: PTSD and Mood Disorders

post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

a mental health condition that develops after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event, marked by persistent distressing memories, avoidance, negative mood changes, and heightened reactivity that interfere with daily life

flashbacks

when the individuals relives the event and behaves as if the event were occuring at that moment

mood disorders

severe disturbances in mood and emotions

depressive disorders

a group of disorders in which depressions is the main feature

depression

intense and persistent sadness

bipolar and related disorders

a group of disorders in which mania is the defining feature

mania

a state of extreme elation and agitation

major depressive disorder

depressed mood most of the day, nearly every day and loss of interest and pleasure in usual activities

suicidal ideation

thoughts of death (not just fear of dying), thinking about or planning suicide, or making an actual suicide attempt

peripartum onset

women who experience major depression during pregnancy or in the four weeks following the birth of their child

persistent depressive disorder

experience depressed moods most of the day nearly every day for at least two years, as well as at least two of the other symptoms of major depressive disorder

bipolar disorder

often experiences mood state that vacillate between depression and mania

manic episode

distinct period of abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood and abnormally and persistently increased activity or energy lasting at least one week

flight of ideas

abruptly switching from on topic to another

hopelessness theory

postulates that are particular style of negative thinking leading to a sense of hopelessness, which then leads to depression

rumination

repetitive and passive focus on the fact that one is depressed and dwelling on depressed symptoms, rather than distracting one’s self from the symptoms or attempting to address them in an active, problem-solving manner

suicide

death caused by self-directed injurious behavior with any intent to die as the result of the behavior