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Module 67
UNIT 8 Depressive Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Suicide, and Self-Injury
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| major depressive disorder | a disorder in which a person experiences, in the absence of drugs or another 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 disorder in which a person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state mania. (manic-depressive disorder) |
| mania | a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state in which dangerously poor judgment is common. |