clinical psychology pt 3 Flashcards

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depressive disorder

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one of a group of mood disorders in which depression is the defining feature

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Bipolar disorder (commonly known as manic depression)

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mood disorder characterized by mood states that vacillate between depression and mania

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major depressive disorder

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commonly referred to as “depression” or “major depression,” characterized by sadness or loss of pleasure in usual activities, as well other symptoms

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suicidal ideation

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thoughts of death by suicide, thinking about or planning suicide, or making a suicide attempt

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seasonal pattern

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subtype of depression in which a person experiences the symptoms of major depressive disorder only during a particular time of year

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peripartum onset

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subtype of depression that applies to women who experience an episode of major depression either during pregnancy or in the four weeks following childbirth

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persistent depressive disorder

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depressive disorder characterized by a chronically sad and melancholy mood

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manic episode

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period in which an individual experiences mania, characterized by extremely cheerful and euphoric mood, excessive talkativeness, irritability, increased activity levels, and other symptoms

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flight of ideas

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symptom of mania that involves an abruptly switching in conversation from one topic to another

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hopelessness theory

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cognitive theory of depression proposing that a style of thinking that perceives negative life events as having stable and global causes leads to a sense of hopelessness and then to depression

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