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Ab Psych Midterm (3)
Mood Disorders
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what are the two mood disorders? | unipolar depression and bipolar disorder |
| what is the difference between mania and depression? | mania is a state of breathless euphoria and depression is a low, sad state |
| what causes major depressive disorder? | biological predisposition, abnormal levels of norepinephrine and serotonin, abnormal levels of cortisol or melatonin |
| how does the biological perspective treat major depressive disorder? | antidepressants > maois, tricyclics, and SSRIs and electroconvlusive shock therapy |
| what do MAOIs do? what is the danger? | break down norepinephrine; dietary restrictions-can cause strokes if eat foods with triamaynes from high BP |
| what do tricyclics do? | increases NT activity in synapse; increases heartrate so must get regular EEGS |
| SSRIs act on what NT? what are the benefits? | serotonin; less side effects, no dietary restrictions, less likely to OD |
| how does the psychodynamic perspective view unipolar depression? | early losses in life set stage; use free association and therapist interpretation |
| how does the behavioral perspective view depression? | related to rewards received in life; tries to improve social skills |
| how does the cognitive perspective view depression? | learned helpelessness & negative thinking are causes |
| what are the four interrelated compononents of depression? | maladaptive attitudes, cognitive triad (self, future, experiences) in negative ways, make errors in thinking, experience automatic thoughts |
| how does the cognitive model treat depression? (beck) | increasing activities, challenging automatic thoughts, identifying negative thinking, changing primary attitudes |
| what are the criteria for bipolar disorder? | manic episode > 3 or more symptoms of mania lasting one week or more; history of mania > hypomanic or depression |
| what are emotional, motivational, behavioral, cognitive, and physical symptoms of mania? | emotions seeking outlet, need for constant excitement/companionship, moving quickly, poor judgment, high energy level |
| what are the two kinds of bipolar disorder? | bipolar 1 > full manic and depressive episodes and bipolar 2 > hypomanic and depressive episodes-can still function |
| what NTs play a role in depression and mania? | low serotonin + low norepinephrine = depression; low serotonin + high norepinephrine = mania |
| what role can ions play in bipolar disorder? | may be improperly transported; fire too easily = mania, resist firing = depression |
| do genetics play a role in bipolar disorder? | there is a potential link |
| what is the best treatment for bipolar disorder? | lithium & adjunctive psychotherapy |
| what is the leading cause of death in the world? | suicide |
| how do suicide rates of men and women differ? | women are more likely to attempt (3x), men are more likely to be successful (3x) |
| what is suicuide related to? | marital status, social support |
| how does the suicide rate of white americans compare to african americans? | suicide rate of white americans is twice as high |
| what are some common predictors of suicide? | substance abuse, mental health disorder, history of suicide in family |
| which group is most likely to commit suicide and why? | elderly; illness, loss of control, loss of social support, loss of social status |
| what treatments are used after suicide attempts? | medical care then psychotherapy and drug treatments |
| what are the therapist's goals for suicidal? | keep person alive, get to a nonsuicidal state of mind, improve/develop coping skills |
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