Mood Disorder Flashcards
(11 cards)
Mood swings from extreme elation and hyperactivity to major depression
Bipolar disorder
Disturbances of mod that affects daily functioning
Mood disorder
Tend to be overtly excited and may strike others as acting silly or ridicules by cracking jokes too unrealistic. “Limitless energy”
Manic episode
Too tired to get out of bed and full of self-loathing and hopelessness
Depressive episode
Mild mood swing of at least two years duration
Cyclothemia
Helping depressed individuals uncover and work through ambivalent feelings toward the lost object or thing.
Psychodynamic treatment
Focuses on helping depressed individuals become aware of their true feelings and need for self-actualization and personal fulfillment
Humanistic approach
Helping depressed individuals increase the rates of pleasant and meaningful activities in which they participate
The learning-theory approach
Helping depressed individuals identify and correct distorted and dysfunctional thoughts and learn more adaptive behaviors.
Cognitive approach
Use of appropriate drugs and other biological treatments
Biological approach
Milder form of chronic depression
Dysthymia