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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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