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depression

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low, sad state in which life seems dark and challenges seem overwhelming

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unipolar depression

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diagnosis like major depressive disorder, and persistent depression disorder

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bipolar disorder

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extended period above a high line

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unipolar depression is higher risk for people in

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populations in poverty, LGBTQ,

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mood episode

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a collection of a certain number of symptoms that occur over the course of a minimal time period

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diagnosis

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determined by which mood episodes are present over the course of an individuals life

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specifiers

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give more information as to things like the frequency , course or onset of episodes in a diagnosis

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major depressive episode criteria

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presence in 5 or more symptoms, must include at least one of the first two symptoms over the course of 2 weeks

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major depressive episode symptoms

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-depressed mood
-diminished interest in activity
-weight loss or gain
- insomnia or hyperinsomnia
- daily fatigue or has loss of energy
-feelings of worthlessness
-reduced ability to think or concentrate
recurrent thoughts of death or suicide

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specifiers for major depressive disorder

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recurrent, seasonal, single episode, post paturm

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biological causes of major depressive disorder

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  1. genetics
  2. neurotransmitters, endocrine system (unipolar depression is related to prefrontal cortex, hippocampus and amygdala
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psychological causes of major depressive disorder

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maladaptive attitudes
cognitive triad
errors in thinking
automatic thoughts

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maladaptive thinking

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rash and untrue core beliefs that underly “i am ugly”

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cognitive traid

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  1. self , 2. world/ experiences 3. future
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error in thinking

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mistaking interpretations of events
-automatic thoughts - involuntary: often outside o awareness

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strength in diagnosing major depressive disorder

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tons of research support

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weakness in diagnosing major depressive disorder

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not all thoughts are irrational
we dont know the causes of thoughts

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learned helplessness and depression

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depression comes from belief that we have no control over negative circumstances

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weakness of learned helplessness

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most research used animals

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attributional theory

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how people perceive everyday experiences
1. external or interal
2. global or specific
3. stable or unstable

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sociocultural approach of depression

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environmental stressors make people have these symptoms
higher risk groups = poverty, LGBTQ, people of color

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artifact theory

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suggest that the difference between genders is due to clinician or diagnostic systems more sensitive to diagnosing women with depression than men

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hormone explanation of women > men and being diagnosed with depression

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though estrogen causes depression and that testosterone protects more against it
-low levels of testosterone are associated with low level depression symptoms
high testosterone is associated with agressive symptoms

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life stress theory

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women experience more life stress than men

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lack of control theory
women more likely to be depressed because of things they cant control - pay gap
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rumination
overthinking or dwelling on unpleasant emotions -women ruminate more
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cognitive therapies phases
1. behavioral activation 2. challenging automatic thoughts 3. identify negative thinking patterns and biases 4. changing underlying attiudes goes with beck's ABC
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strengths of cognitive therapies for major depression disorder
1. it works 2. its fast 3. addresses behavior, cognitions and affects
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weakness for cognitive therapies for major depression disorder
1. it doesn't work for everyone
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acceptance and community therapy
doing what is going to benefit you the most -accepting thoughts and feelings you cant change
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clean distress
emotion that is unavoidable
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dirty distress
avoiding emotions that will add to distress by trying to get rid of clean distress
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antidepressant medications
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors selective norepinephrine and serotonin reuptake inhibitors
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strengths of antidepressant medications
1. works for more severe to moderate-severe depression 2. newer antidepressant have less side effectz
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weakness of antidepressant medications
1. side effects are better but they are still there 2. the impact of antidepressants can be overestimated for those on the lower end of the scale
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brain stimulation is used when and what are they
other treatments dont work - electroconvulsive therapy -transcranial magnetic stimulation -vagus nerve stimulation
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electroconvulsive therapy
treatment that involves sending an electric current through your brain. -has a bad history -may leave you with cognitive difficulties
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transcranial magnetic stimulation
more targeted way of ETC
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vagus nerve stimulation
activates parasympathetic nervous system to bring arousal down to baseline
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what is the most effective brain stimulation therapy
ETC
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what is the gold standard for treating mental illness
medication and therapy
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manic episode criteria
1 week period of abnormality elevated or irritable mood, increased activity or energy with at least 3 of following - inflated self estem - decrease need for sleep - increased talkativeness - racing thoughts
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hypomanic episode criteria
fewer symptoms and shorter time period - still with 3 symptoms -noticeable by others - not severe enough to cause marked impairment in functioning
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bipolar diagnoses: bipolar 1
manic episode necessary
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bipolar diagnoses: bipolar 2
hypomania episode necessary, no manic episodes
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causes of bipolar disorder
biological -lack of neurotransmitter regulation - ion activity - cant regulate which ions go in or out - brain structure - genetic factors - circadium rhythms
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treatment for bipolar disorder
- mood stabilizers (work better for manic episodes than depressive ones) downside is that there a side effects and people have a hard time to sticking to medication
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adjunctive psycho therapy
usually paired with medicine/ mood stabilizers focuses on 1. medication management 2. social skills 3. relationship skills 4. general coping skills
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definition of suicide
self-inflicted death in which one makes an intentional. direct and conscious effect to end one's life
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which gender is more likely to commit suicide
men
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lethality in women and men
women are more likely to cut or use medications men are more likely to be aggressive deaths
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age groups most at risk for suicide
older adults (75+)
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triggers of suicide
stressful events mood or thought changes alcohol or drug use psychological disorders modeling - more suicide attempts in tight communities after an attempt
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treatment for after attempts
1. initial goals: always medical care 2. follow up care - can be hard with insurance and availabilty
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goals of therapy after attempts
1. keep patient alive 2. reduce psychache 3. restore nonsuicidal state of mind 4. increase options for handling stress
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anxiety
response to a vague event or threat -sympathetic nervous system goes nuts
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anxiety disorders
generalized anxiety disorder specific phobias agoraphobia - fear of going out in public social anxiety disorder panic disorders
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generalized anxiety disorder
characterized by excess anxiety under most circumstances -common in women - typical age of onset in childhood or adolscence - about 1/4 seek treatment
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criteria for GAD
excessive worry more days than night and for at least 6 months 3 or more symptoms - easily fatigued -difficulty concentrating and mind going blank - irrability - muscle tension - sleep disturbance
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biological perspective of GAD
genetics neurotransmitters = serotonins, low gaba activity
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sociocultural perspective of GAD
3 factors suggested cause GAD 1. dangerous conditions - hurricanes, tornados 2. poverty 3. race/ ethnicity 4. gender
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strengths of sociocultural perspective of GAD
higher rates of GAD in populations that experience dangerous conditions - they legit have a reason
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weakness of sociocultural perspective of GAD
doesnt tell us why some people have GAD and others dont despite being in the same place
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cognitive perspective of GAD
irrational assumptions 1. desire necessity to be liked by all 2. it is awful and catastrophic when things dont go to plan 3. situation/. or person isnt safe until proven safe 4. always best to assume the worst
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intolerance of uncertainty theory
generally have a hard time with uncertainty
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avoidance theory
avoiding certain emotions/ distress
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social anxiety disorder
fear or anxiety about social situations in which the individual is exposed to possible scrutiny of others
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what gender is more likely to experience social anxiety disorder
women
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biological causes of social anxiety
overactive- amygdala, prefrontal cortex - process too many things as a threat
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cognitive causes of social anxiety
automatic negative thoughts related to social things - increase social standards - less perceptions of social skills - negative reinforcment
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treatment of social anxiety - anti anxiety
anti - anxiety = barbiturates, benzodiazepines to increase GABA and bring arousal levels down -can be addictive - cant function very well with them - interact with other drugs
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treatment of social anxiety - anti depressant
increase serotonin - relaxation training - build coping skills - biofeedback - measures physiological arousals
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cognitive behavior treatments of anxiety disorder
acceptance and commitment theory social skills training
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exposure therapy
systematic desentization 1. teach relaxation skills 2. create fear hierarchy 3. pair relaxation with feared objects
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flooding
forced non gradual exposure
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modeling
therapist confronts feared objects while fearful person observes
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OCD types
1. symmetry/ incompleteness 2. contamination 3. responsibility for harm 4. intrusive/ taboo thoughts
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what makes OCD diagnosable
takes up too much time causes great distress excessive unreasonable causes dysfunction
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OCD biological perspective
genetics, neurotransmitters, brain structure treatment is serotonin-based antidepressants
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behavioral perspective of OCD
purposes that people happen upon compulsions quite randomly and therefore focuses on compulsions - compulsion decrease anxiety and thus rewarding treatment = exposure and response prevention
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cognitive perspective of OCD
intrusive and unwanted thoughts, but different interpretations thoughts --> compulsions ----> reduced anxiety
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why do some people develop OCD
1. those with depression 2. those with higher standards - perfectionism 3. thing they need to have control over their thoughts 4. tend to equate thoughts and actions
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OCD related disorders
hoarding disorders hair pulling skin picking body dysmorphia
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body dysmorphia
preoccupation with one or more perceived defects or flaws in physical appearance

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