Mood Disorders Psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes (i.e. depression, mania, or both).

Major Depression A.K.A. unipolar depression. Unhappy for at least two weeks with no apparent cause. Feelings of worthlessness and diminished interest in most activities. May have suicidal thoughts.

Major Depression Most episodes last less than 6 months. Stressful events often precede depression. Depression is the #1 reason people seek mental health. Women twice as vulnerable to major depression.

Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire Identify the covert self-statements reported by depressives as being representative of the kinds of cognitions that depressed persons experience. Automatic negative thoughts associated with depression. Provides a measure of depression and highlights some of its most important symtoms.

ATQ - Results Personal maladjustment and desire for change (14, 20) Negative expectation (3, 24) Low self-esteem (17, 18) Helplessness (29, 30) Range 30-150 Little to no depression range maximum depression Mean 79.6 depressed sample Mean 48.6 non-depressed sample

Depression

Depression

Dysthymic Disorder Suffering from mild depression every day for at least two years. “Chronic depression.” lose interest in normal daily activities feels hopeless lack productivity low self-esteem an overall feeling of inadequacy. thought of as being overly critical, constantly complaining and incapable of having fun.

Postpartum Depression Depression after childbirth (“baby blues”). 5% to 10% of women. Sadness, fatigue, insomnia, reduced libido, etc. Usually the first few months after giving birth.

Seasonal Affective Disorder Experience depression during the winter months. Based not on temperature, but on amount of sunlight. Treated with light therapy.

Bipolar Disorder Formally called manic depression. Involves periods of depression and manic episodes. Manic episodes involve feelings of high energy (but they tend to differ a lot…some get confident and some get irritable). Engage in risky behavior during the manic episode. 13 week mean cycling

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Bipolar Brain

Norepinephrine Increases arousal and boosts moods. Scarce during depression and overabundant during mania. Drugs that alleviate mania, reduce norepinephrine.

Serotonin Also scarce during depression. Prozac, Zoloft and Paxil all block the reuptake of serotonin which relieves the depression.

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Suicide

Suicide 3rd Leading Cause of Death Among Adolescences.

10 Common Characteristics of Suicidal People Unendurable psychological pain Frustrated psychological needs The search for a solution An attempted to end consciousness Helplessness and hopelessness Constriction of options Ambivalence Communication of intent Departure Lifelong coping patterns