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what is the difference between bipolar and unipolar?

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unipolar never experienced mania

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What are some of the symptoms for major depressive disorder?

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  • sadness
  • emptiness
  • diminished interest
  • sleep change
  • fatigue
  • anxiety
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What is bereavement

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feelings of a loved one died; not part of DSM5

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What is the onset of unipolar?

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having the symptoms everyday for 2 weeks

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People that have major depressive disorder will most likely have what…

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another episode later in their life

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Who are more likely to report to have major depressive order

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women

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what are the five specifiers of major depressive disorders

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  • melancholic
  • psychotic features
  • atypical feature
  • catotnic
  • seasonal pattern
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melancholic

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loss of appetite; feelings are worse in the morning; more excessive guilt

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Psychotic features

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delusions and hallucination

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atypical feature

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mood react activity; weight gain; appetite increases

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catatonic feature

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immobile or rigid

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seasonal pattern

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lack of sunlight; not caused by psycho social factors; requires two or more episodes in the past 2 years

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persistent depressive disoder(dystymia)

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more mild form of major depression that occurs more days than not; persist for two years

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depressive disorder with peripartum (post partum)

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major depressive symptoms: sadness, teariness, irritability - hormonal fluctuations
affects child and infant development

within 4 weeks of birth or during pregnancy;

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double depression

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symptoms for both major depressive disorder and persistent depressive disorder

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premenstrual dysphoric Disorder

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occurs one week before menstrual cycle; increased tension. mood swings, irritability, and conflict with other

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disruptive mood dysregulation

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severe recurring temper outburst for six months

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causes of depression

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genetics, neurochemical hormonal factors, medical causes, environmental

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genetics (causes of depression)

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plays major role

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neurochemical (causes of depression)

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(seratonin, norapinephrine, dopamine)

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hormonal factors (causes of depression)

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increase levels of cortisol; low levels of thyroid

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neurophysiological (causes of depression)

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any damage to the pre frontal cortex; cingulated cortex: (selective attention, low levels of activation, amygdala increase activity)

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medical causes (causes of depression)

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poor health conditions, medications, and stroke

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environmental facotrs (causes of depression)

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early childhood trauma, job loss, and lack of bonding connection

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psychoanalytic theory (Major depressive disorder)
unconscious memories or feelings, angered for others turned inward,
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behavioral theory
receives reward for depressive behavior modeling learning from others
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cognitive theory
how you interpret the events
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humanistic existential theory
lack of purpose or meaning in your life Carl Rodgers theory: significant discrepancy between real and ideal self
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learned helplessness
feeling that there's nothing you could do to make your situation better
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treatments for major depressive disorder
cognitive behavior therapy, MAOI, trycyclic, ECT, transcranial magnetic stimulation,deep brain stimulation,
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cognitive behavior therapy
change the way you think to change your behaviors
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MAOI
anti depressant that prevented enzymes from breaking down chemicals. ex. seratonin cannot take MAOI with food and increased blood pressure
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trycyclic
blocks the reuptake from certain chemicals
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electro compulsive therapy (ECT) - shock therapy
increases the production of chemicals and restores balance
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transcrainial magnetic stimulation
magnetic coil delivers electro magnetic pulse in a particular part of the brain to stimulate it
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deep brain stimulation
regulates regular moods; surgically implants electrodes into the brain
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bipolar
periods of depression and mania
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mania
engage in inappropriate behavior, very little need of sleep, speaks rapidly, false sense of well being that lasts a week; not a separate diagnosis
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hypomania
less than 7 days more than 4 days; milder symptoms of mania
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Bipolar 1
full blown mania alternating with episodes of major depressive worse than bipolar 2
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Bipolar 2
hypomania, better judgement, more common, less disruptive
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rapid cycler
4 or more episodes of mania and depression for one year
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onset of bipolar
18 years old
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comorbidility
diabetes, heart disease, alcoholic drug abuse, anxiety, ADHD
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cyclothymic
very mild bipolar, fluctuation in mood 2 years
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causes of bipolar
genetics
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concordance rate
disorder that runs in the family
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treatment for bipolar
mood stabiiizer-lithium, depakote
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generic vs. brand name
very little difference, | generic is cheaper and different inactive ingredients
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FDA approval
submit two studies where it was more effective than a placebo
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suicide
2nd most frequetnt cause of death for high school and college; elderly highest risk of suicide
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schizophernia
altered perceptions, unusual thoughts or odd behavior
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what is the onset of schizophrenia?
18-25 years old... later for women
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symptoms of schizophrenia
continuous signs of disturbance that last 6 months and 1 month of syptoms of hallucinations and delusions;
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positive symptoms of schizophrenia
too much, excess, tend to get better
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what is delusions
false belief despite disconfirming events
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what is frequent delusion
people can see into their mind and speaking to them ex. sports caster speaking to the person
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whats a good prognosis of schizophrenia
if overtime the person knows that they are hallucinating
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what is loose association
switching one thought to another; hard to find a common theme
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catatonia
stay in one position for a long period of time
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negative symptoms of schizophrenia
irreversible; deteriation of the brain
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atafic
no emotion; lack of meaningful speech
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avolition
inability to take goal oriented actions
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anetonia
inability to feel pleasure
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premorbid functioning
slight abnormalities
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prodromal
withdrawing and isolation; preceeding hallucination
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paranoid type
someone is after them
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brief psychotic
brief psychotic disorder that only last up until a month; caused by stress
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schizophreniform
1-6 months
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schizoaffective
some symptoms of schizophrenia and some symptoms of depression;
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delusional disorder
their delusions aren't as bizarre than schizophrenia; no other psychotic symptoms
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erotomania
someone else in love with you
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grandiosity
belief that I have some special talent or I have a relationship with an important person
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jealousy
belief that their partner is being unfaithful
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persecution
delusion disorder that you're being mistreated or being conspired against
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somatic
belief you have a body defect
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too much dopamine causes what...
schizophrenia
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too little glutemate causes what....
problems with learning
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typical anti psychotic
reduce the psychotic but increases muscle stiffness and tremors
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tardive dyskinesia
neurological disorder; abnormal incvluntary movement in the face
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atypical
block dopamine but increase seratonin
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ego disonic
unacceptable to their ego
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personality disorder
chronic inflexible maladaptive behavior
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shizoid
very detached from social relationship, socially isolated very apathetic to others; very little pleasure
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schizoidtypal
odd thoughts, odd physical appearance, poor hygeine,
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histrionic
overly dramatic, overly emotion; likes the attention, pretty flirtatious; autonomic emotional
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narcissistic
exaggerated self of importance; very strong need of validation; maintain power or control over others
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anti social
very charismatic; against society norms; aggressive; rarely feel guilt very impulsive; thrill seeking behavior; don't take responsibility from their action
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dorderline
intense fluctuation of mood and self perception; history of unstable relationship, very needy; perceive other people all good or all bad; lack of attachment to parents,
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avoidant
fear of rejection; hesitant to enter new relationship; low self esteem; hard to engage in new activities

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