1. Mood Disorders
Chapter 16 Section 4

2. A.) Major Depressive Disorder
At least 2 weeks of feeling sad, agitated, anxious, tired, and low-functioning.
At least 4 of these symptoms:
Problems eating, sleeping, thinking, concentrating, or decision making;
Lack of energy
Thoughts of suicide
Feeling worthless or guilty

3. B.) Bipolar Disorder
Alternate between feelings of mania and depression.
Manic phase: elation, confusion, distracted, racing thoughts, compulsive behavior (i.e., shopping, promiscuity, random chores).
Depressive phase: overwhelming sense of sadness, despair, lethargy, and failure.
Artist Vincent Van Gogh may have
suffered from Manic Depression.

4. Images of Bipolar Disorder:
Mania:

5. Images of Bipolar Disorder:
Depression:
Seasonal Affective
Disorder (SAD):
depression during
he winter months.
light therapy is used to
treat this.
Post partum
depression

6. C.) Explaining Mood Disorders
Many factors involved: self-esteem, social support, coping skills.
Aaron Beck & Martin Seligman:
“Learned helplessness”: Depressed people have illogical views about themselves.
They feel every minor failure is a huge catastrophe.
Believe they have no control over their own lives.
Women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression.