Chapter 6: Depressive and Bipolar disorders Flashcards
(39 cards)
Answer:
what percent of the US adult population suffers from unipolar depression in any given year?
what percent suffer mild form?
8%
5% suffer mild form
Answer:
what percent of adults experience unipolar depression at some time in their lives?
20%
Answer:
When is the average onset of unipolar depression?
19 years old
List:
Types of symptoms of depression
5 points
- emotional symptoms
- motivational symptoms
- behavioral symptoms
- cognitive symptoms
- physical symptoms
List:
types of depressive disorders
3 points
- major depressive disorder
- persistent depressive disorder
- premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Define:
Major depressive episode
for a 2 week period, person displays an increase in depressed mood for the majority of each day and/or a decrease in enjoyment or interest across most activities for the majority of each day
list:
Symptoms of depression
6 points ( 2 weeks person experiences 3-4 of these symptoms)
- weight/appetite change
- daily insomnia/hypersomnia
- daily agitation or decrease in motor activity
- daily fatigue/lethargy
- daily feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt
- daily reduction in concentration or decisiveness
Define:
Major depressive disorder
2 points
- presence of a major depressive episode
- no pattern of mania or hypomania
Define:
Persistent depressive disorder
4 points
- person experiences the symptoms of major or mild depression for at least 2 years
- during the 2-year period, symptoms not absent for more than 2 months at a time
- no history of mania
- significant distress or impairment
Answer:
How does stress and unipolar depression relate
80% of severe episodes occur within a month or two of a significant negative event
List:
Kinds of depression
2 points
- reactive (exogenous) depression
- endogenous depression
Define:
Exogenous depression
depression triggers by situational stress
Define
endogenous depression
depression caused by physical factors
List:
biochemical factors of depression
- low activity of serotonin
- low activity of norepinephrine
What are:
MAO inhibitors
what do they treat
increases activity level of neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine
unipolar depression
List:
examples of MAO inhibitors
2 points
- iproniazid
- tyramine
Answer:
how do Tricyclics work
what do they treat
acts on neurotransmitter reuptake mechanism of key neurons; biological corrections
unipolar depression
List:
second generation antidepressants
- selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (increase serotonin activity w/o affecting other transmitters)
- selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors that increase norepinephrine activty only
- serotonin-norepinephrine activity only
what is:
brain stimulation
biological treatments that directly or indirectly stimulate certain areas of the brain
List:
methods of brain stimulation
4 points
- electroconvulsive therapy
- vagus nerve stimulation
- transcranial magnetic stimulation
- deep brain stimulation
Answer:
how do freud and Abraham explain depression
when someone experiences real or imagined losses
Answer:
How do object relations theorists explain depression
results when people’s relationships leave them feeling unsafe and insecure
List:
psychodynamic treatments for unipolar depression
2 points
- free association
- interpretations of client associations, dreams and displays of resistanve and transference
Answer:
How does the cognitive behavioral model explain depression
depression results from problematic behaviors and dysfunctional thinking
