1. Mood Disorders
Experience extreme or inappropriate emotion.

3. Major Depression Disorder
Unhappy for more than 2 weeks in the absence of a clear reason.
Common cold of all psychological disorders.
Displays 5 symptoms on slide 5

4. Persistent Depressive Disorder (also called Dysthymia)
Mildly depressed mood more often than not for at least two years
Display two of the symptoms from slide 5
(SSRI’s)serotonin reuptake inhibitors – blocks the reuptake or breakdown of serotonin supply. (Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Luvox)

5. CLASSICAL CONDITIONG
Neutral Stimulus – stimulus that doesn’t elicit a response
Unconditioned stimulus (UCS) – stimulus that naturally triggers a unconditioned response.
Unconditioned response (UCR) – automatic/natural response (physiological/reflex) to the UCS
UCS = UCR
NS + UCS = UCR
Conditioned Stimulus (CS) - an originally irrelevant stimulus that, after association with the UCS, comes to trigger a response. NS = CS
Conditioned Response (CR) -the learned response to a previously neutral stimulus.
CS = CR

6. IT’S

7. Some helpful Resources
Abnormal Psych Resources
Crash course videos – Abnormal Psychology #29 -33
Myers Module Videos DSM, Anxiety, and Schizophrenia
AP Exam Review Sources
App: iScore5 AP Psych 2016 $4.99

8. (lithium Carbonate) Treats bipolar disorder
Formally 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.
Increase of norepinephrine during mania and decrease of serotonin during depressed state
(lithium Carbonate) Treats bipolar disorder

9. Causes of Depression Biological Bases Cognitive Bases
Neurotransmitter theories
dopamine
norepinephrine
Serotonin
Treat with SSRI’s (Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil)
Physical exercise
Genetic component
more closely related people show similar histories of depression
A.T. Beck: depressed people hold pessimistic views of
themselves
the world
the future
Depressed people distort their experiences in negative ways
exaggerate bad experiences
minimize good experiences
Hopelessness theory
depression results from a pattern of thinking
person loses hope that life will get better
negative experiences are due to stable, global reasons
e.g., “I didn’t get the job because I’m stupid and inept” vs. “I didn’t get the job because the interview didn’t go well”
neurotransmitters are associated wth motivation and arousal
drugs that augment NE or Serotonin have been found effective in treating depression
Prozac is a serotonin reuptake inhibitor, making more Serotonin available

10. Understanding Depressive and Bipolar Disorders The Social-Cognitive Perspective: Depression’s Vicious Cycle