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PSYCHOLOGY CH. 15
VOCABULARY section 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| major depressive disorder | a disorder in which a person experiences in the absence of drug use or a medical condition, two or more weeks with five or more symptoms, at least one of which must be either 1- depressed mood or 2- loss of interest or pleasure |
| bipolar disorder | a group of disorders in which a person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania; A.K.A. manic-depression disorder |
| mania | a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state in which dangerously poor judgment ins common |
| rumination | compulsive fretting overthinking our problems and their causes |