1. Mood Disorders

2. Mood Disorders
Psychological Disorders characterized by emotional extremes.
Major Depressive Disorder
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Dysthymia
Bipolar Disorder

4. Depression The common cold of psychological disorders.
1 /4 women and 1/8 men suffer from at some point in their life.
A result of stress (exhaustion) in some

5. Major Depressive Disorder
A person, for no apparent reason, experiences two or more weeks of depressive moods.
Feelings of worthlessness
Loss of interest
Cannot function – get out of bed, do tasks at home, school, or work
Sometimes lack of personal hygiene

6. Dysthymia Low grade, constant depression Persistent low energy
Functions adequately

7. Seasonal Affective Disorder

8. Bipolar Disorder
Person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania.

9. Mania A mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state
Mania patient

10. Famous People with Bipolar

11. Bipolar Brain

12. Biological Explanations for Mood Disorders
Biological – twin studies show 70% heritability.
Bipolar disorder is seen in 1% of any population
Increasing serotonin and norepinephrine lift mood

13. Psychoanalytic Explanations for Mood disorders
Anger directed inward (repressed)
Overactive Superego

14. Behavioral and Cognitive Explanations
Moodiness = attention from others. Reinforces behaviors
Pessimistic attributions
Learned Helplessness

15. Cognitive Triad of Depression

16. Suicide

17. Suicide