Abnormal Psychology

Exam 2

What is mood?

a prevailing (current) emotion state, it also exists across a range

what is mood disorder?

mood disorder involves severe deviations (more than expected) in mood

can mood disorder be characterized by different types of mood “episodes”

Yes

whats the different types of mood episodes 

major depressive episodes, manic episode, hypomaic

whats the difference between manic & hypomanic?

manic is severe, it last for at least one week while hypomanic last for at lest 4 days & less severe

whats the structure of a mood disorder

unipolar & bipolar mood disorder

whats the difference between unipolar & bipolar

unipolar is one extreme mood is experienced while bipolar is multiple (depressed & elevated moods are experienced)

whats the criteria for major depressive episodes & for how long, how many?

Five or more (most day, everyday for at least 2 WEEKS) depressed mood & diminished interest & pleasure with at least of these: significant loss or gain in weight or appetite, insomnia or hypersomnia, psychomotor agitation or retardation, fatigue or loss of energy, feeling worthlessness or excessive guilt, diminished ability to think or concentrate or indecisiveness or recurrent thoughts of death, suicide or attempt

how long does mood disorder can last

it can last most of the day & be there everyday at least two weeks

depressive episode can be what

extremely depressed mood or loss of pleasure (anhedonia)

how many physical or cognitive symptoms you must present for depressive episode

additionally 4

whats the physical or cognitive symptoms for major depressive symptoms additionally

indecisiveness, feeling worthlessness, fatigue, appetite change, restlessness or feeling slowed down, sleep disturbance

Whats the DSM5 depressive episode disorder y que son???

major depressive disorder, persistent depressive disorder, premenstrual dysphoric disorder

dsm 5 criteria for depressive disorder

one or more major depressive episodes, NO history of manic or hypomanic episodes

diagnostic specifiers for depressive disorder is what?

psychotic features like hallucinations & delusions, anchors distress: high symptoms of anxiety, predicting poorer outcome

diagnostic specifiers for depressive disorder

mixed features of some manic symptoms (not episode), melancholic (sadness) feature by severe somatic symptoms such as early awakening, lack of reactivity to positive stimuli, catatonic (abnormal) feature such stupor(remaning still), catalepsy (waxy limbs) or repetitve/purposeless movement

types of grief & what is it

acute grief, integrated grief, complicated grief: acute is the bereavement (peiod of sorrow & grief) after loss, integrated grief is peiods of sadness sudden, & complicated is weak, debiliating feeling, can not go back to resuming a normal life