1. 1 TOPIC 6 MOOD DISORDERS

2.  Emotion  A state of arousal that is defined by subjective states of feeling  Affect  The pattern of observable behaviors, such as facial expression, that are associated with the subjective feelings. 2

3.  Mood  A pervasive and sustained emotional response that, in its extreme form, can color the person’s perception of the world.  Unipolar Mood Disorder  A mood Disorder in which the person experiences only episodes of depression  Bipolar mood Disorder  A mood disorder in which the person experiences episodes of mania as well as depression 3

4.  Biological causal factors  Genetic influences  Neurochemical factors  Abnormalities of Hormonal Regulatory System  Neurophysical and Nuroanatomical Influences  Sleep and Other Biological Rythms  Psychosocial causal factors  Stressful life events  Mildly stressful events and chronic stress  Individual differences in responses to stressors 4

5.  Biological causal factors  Psychosocial causal factors  Socio-cultural Factors 5

6.  Pharmacotheraphy  Alternative Biological treatments  Psychotheraphy 6

7. 7 TOPIC 7 SOMATOFORM & DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS

8.  Somatoform disorders  A group of conditions that involve physical symptoms and complains suggesting the presence of a medical conditions but without any evidence of physical pathology to account for them  Dissociative Disorders  A group of conditions involving disruptions in a person’s normally integrated functions of consciousness, identify or perception. 8

9.  5 major subcategories 1. Hypochondriasis 2. Somatization disorder 3. Pain disorder 4. Conversion disorder 5. Body dysmorphic disorder 9

10.  Hysteria and Unconscious  Depersonalization Disorder  Dissociative Amnesia and Fugue  Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) 10