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Mood Disorders
Mood Disorders characterized by emotional extremes
Major Depressive Disorder a mood disorder in which a person, for
no apparent reason, experiences two or more weeks of depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness, and diminished interest or pleasure in most activities
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Mood Disorders
Manic Episode a mood disorder marked by a
hyperactive, wildly optimistic state
Bipolar Disorder a mood disorder in which the person
alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania
formerly called manic-depressive disorder 2
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Experience depression during the winter months.
Based not on temperature, but on amount of sunlight.
Treated with light therapy.
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Somatoform Disorders
Occur when a person manifests a psychological problem through a physiological symptom.
Two types……
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Hypochondriasis
Has frequent physical complaints for which medical doctors are unable to locate the cause.They usually believe that the minor issues (headache, upset stomach) are indicative are more severe illnesses.
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Conversion Disorder
Report the existence of severe physical problems with no biological reason.
Like blindness or paralysis.
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Dissociative
Disorders
Dissociative Disorders
conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings
Dissociative Identity Disorder
rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities
formerly called multiple personality disorder7
Psychogenic Amnesia
A person cannot remember things with no physiological basis for the disruption in memory.
Retrograde Amnesia
NOT organic amnesia.
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Dissociative Fugue
People with psychogenic amnesia that find themselves in an unfamiliar environment.
Vietnam veteran
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Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
literal translation “split mind”
a group of severe disorders characterized by:
disorganized and delusional thinking
disturbed perceptions
inappropriate emotions and actions
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Schizophrenia
Delusions
false beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders
Hallucinations
sensory experiences without sensory stimulation
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Schizophrenia
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Schizophrenia
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Schizophrenia
Enlarged ventricles can be a sign of
schizophrenia.
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