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What are the two main types of affective or mood disorders?

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  • Unipolar depression

- Bipolar depression

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What % of people will experience a severe depressive episode?

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15%

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What rate of women will experience a severe depressive episode compared to that of men?

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Twice as many as women

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Thats the recovery and reoccurrence rate?

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2/3

6 months

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What are symptoms of unipolar depression?

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Intense sadness, dejection, empty, loss of motivation, self blame, feeling of hopelessness

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What % of unipolar depressed people commit suicide?

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7 - 15%

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What % of unipolar depressed people commit suicide?

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7 - 15%

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How long does a major depressive episode last?

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2 weeks

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What is SAD?

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Seasonal Affective Disorder - depressed in winter

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What is Catatonic?

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Motor immobility/excessive motor activity

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What is Catatonic?

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Motor immobility/excessive motor activity

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When does postpartum depression occur?

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4 weeks of giving birth

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What is Melancholic?

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When a person is totally unaffected by pleasurable events, suffered significant motor disturbances, experiences loss of sleep and appetite and feels excessive guilt

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What is Dysthymia?

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Fewer than 5 symptoms for at least 2 years

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What is the recovery rate from Dysthymia?

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40%

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What does Beck’s cognitive view suggest about what lies at the heart o unipolar depression?

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Maladaptive attitudes, errors in thinking automatic thoughts

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What does the cognitive triad consist of?

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A negative interoperation of one’s experiences oneself and ones future

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Where does Beck’s cognitive model believe that all of the emotional, motivation and behavioural aspects of depression follow?

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Cognitive processes

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What % of people that have close relatives who are depressed, become depressed themselves?

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20%

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What are the chances of someone in the general public being depressed?

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5%

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What is the % change of a monozygotic twin being depressed if the other one is?

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43%

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What is the % of change of a dizygotic twin being depressed if the other one is?

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20%

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When were amphetamines prescribed to treat depression?

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1950s

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What is now used to treat depression?

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MAO inhibitors, which prevents the destruction of norepinephrine/serotonin

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What is now used to treat depression?
MAO inhibitors, which prevents the destruction of norepinephrine/serotonin
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What do MAO inhibitors block?
MAO production in the liver & intestine, so patients have to restrict their consumption of certain foods
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What do MAO inhibitors block?
MAO production in the liver & intestine, so patients have to restrict their consumption of certain foods
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What is the % chance of a relapse to depression within 6 - 12 months?
40 - 50%
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What is the % change of a relapse to depression if drugs are take for several moths after the depressive symptoms disappear?
20%
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What is the % change of a relapse to depression if drugs are take for several moths after the depressive symptoms disappear?
20%
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What are some side `affects of tricyclics?
Dry mouth, dizziness and blurred vision
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MAO initiators are most affective for patients with what tendencies?
Overeating, oversleeping, intense anxiety
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Tricyclics are most effective with?
Slowing of movement, loss of appetite and insomnia
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Whats the most effective anti-depression dug?
ECT, but relapse level high if not followed with medication
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What is ECT reserved for?
Only the most severe depression
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What is ECT reserved for?
Only the most severe depression
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How can unipolar depression be treated asides drugs?
- Cognitive, interpersonal, behavioural and biological approaches
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What are the most effective non-drug therapies for depression?
- Cognitive - Interpersonal - Biological All of these eliminate depressive symptoms in 50-60% patients after 16 weeks
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What is bipolar characterised by?
Exaggerated feelings of joy and well-being, immoderate activity, and expansive emotions but also irritability, anger and annoyance
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What do manic persons display?
Poor judgement, planning, grandiose self-esteem, very little sleep, yet wide awake and energetic
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What do manic persons display?
Poor judgement, planning, grandiose self-esteem, very little sleep, yet wide awake and energetic
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What is the definition of a manic episode?
A manic episode is abnormally elevated, expansive or irritable mood accompanied by at least three other symptoms for at least one week
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What is a hypomanic episode?
Less severe, is of a shorter duration and it displays fewer symptoms than a manic episode
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What is bipolar I?
Depressive and manic episodes usually alternate but some people experience mixed episodes of both manic and depressive semitone in the same day
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What is bipolar II?
Where hypomanic episodes alternate with major depressive episodes
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What is rapid cycling classified as?
When a patient experience the four of more episodes of mood disturbances within a year
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Which is more common bipolar I or II?
Bipolar I
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Which is more common bipolar I or II?
Bipolar I
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What is the psychodynamic view on the bipolar disorder?
The depressed reactions r introjected of a loss object and manic reactions flow from the denial of the loss of a loved one
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Mania is associated with a low level of?
Serotonin
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What is a "Permissive theory"?
Suggests that low serotonin activity sets the stage for a mood disorder and norepinephrine activity defines the particular form it takes
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What % do close relative of a person with a bipolar disorder have a chance of developing them same disorder
25%
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What is the % of a identical twin getting bipolar if the other twin has it?
70%
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What is the % of a non-identical twin getting bipolar if the other one has it?
20%
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What is the % of a non-identical twin getting bipolar if the other one has it?
20%
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What is bipolar said to be linked to?
red-green colour blindness
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Is suicide a DSM-V mental disorder?
No
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What is suicide?
Intentional, direct and conscious effort to end one's life
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What types of jobs are likely to lead to suicide?
Psychiatrists, psychologists, physicians, dentists, lawyers and unskilled labourers
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What % of suicided are legally intoxicated before their time of death?
20%
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Who commits suicide more? Males or females?
Males commit 3x more than females
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What age is the most common to commit suicide?
Older white men, though younger people are increasing
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How many suiciders have previously attempted?
18-38%
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Is suicide in children common?
No, relatively rare
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What % of children that live with one parent have made a previous attempt at suicide?
25%
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What % of children that live with one parent have made a previous attempt at suicide?
25%
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What % of adolescents that do not succeed in killing themselves try again?
40% | 14% succeed
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What % of adolescence know someone that has attempted suicide?
93%
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A major depressive episode is often characterized by "anhedonia." This means that the individual:
Gets no pleasure from life
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How does Prozac work?
By blocking serotonin reuptake
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How does Prozac work?
By blocking serotonin re-uptake
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How does Prozac work?
By blocking serotonin re-uptake
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You're more likely to become depressed if your stressors multiply and if..
..you're isolated
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How many people report a negative event prior to the onset of unipolar?
30%
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What is thought causes unipolar?
Deficiency of either norepinephrine or serotonin, or both
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What are MAO inhibitors used for?
To prevent the destruction of norepinephrine/serotonin
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Tricyclic is effective with what .. and is used more than what..
Effective with unipolar patterns and are more commonly used than MAO inhibitors

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