MOOD DISORDERS
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Sem 6 psychopathology mood disorders
Surprisingly,more
women attempt suicide than men. While more men succeed in
committing suicide.
According to research conducted in the United States,the rate of
suicide is much higher in people above the age of 65 years
Some believe thatonly crazy people
does not always suffer from mild or severe psychosisor personality
say this is not true. The person who commits suicideor thinks about it
disorder. But when a person sees no other solutionto his problems
who are not in touch with reality commit suicide.Experts in the field
than to end his life, he thinks of suicide.
Severe depression — suicide
Psychologists are of the opinion that in the case of suicide, a person's
anger is focused on their ownselves and as a result person kills
himself.
Feels life is empty — suicide (existential view)
Social isolation — suicide
Denial of loss — mania — think faster lifestyle will fix it
Bipolar disorders are morecommon in
men and women and begin between the ages of 15 and 44.
When the symptoms are not very severe and appearfor a
short time, this episode is called Hypomania - Mild Mania
DSM IV describes two types of bipolar disorder. Bipolar1 and
Bipolar 2. Patients with the first type of bipolardisorder go
episodes, with symptoms of both manic and depression
through intense episodes of mania and depression.Many go
through both types of moods simultaneously. Somehave mixed
manifesting in a single day. While in the secondtype of bipolar,
a state of mild manic is followed by severe depressionand thus
lasting for a long time.
When a person goes through mild manic and mild depressive
episodes it is then called Cyclothymic Disorder.
Depression x Mania
Mania : ' In contrast to
In it, a person's behavior is somewhat dramatic and does not
depression a person in a state of mania is governed by a
dramatic, inappropriate, and disproportionate elevation of mood.
correspond to external situations or occasions. That's, it is too intense"
Maladaptive emotional beliefs (m) : One patient said thatI was not afraid
of anyone and no one had no control over me. Others believed
that he had the power to communicate with God and with
mankind.
Maniacs :
- make dangerous decisions
- walk too fast
- talk too fast
- create too many new opportunities for themselves
- sometimes aggressive and angry
- make large donations and wear attractive clothes
- excessive optimism
- decrease in good judgement
- acute ones lose contact with reality
- little sleep, energetic
• Ronald J. Komer describes an interesting case of
depressed again. After all these mood swings, he was overwhelmed
move or paint and did not leave the house. He lost a lot of weight and
decline and he fell into depression. During this time he did not want to
became dependent on his wife in every way. He didn’t even meet his
another episode of depression and then four years later another
and started gambling. He also began to experience unavoidable
a patient suffering from this disorder. A painter settled in Honolulu
after receiving training in Paris. After some time he tried to settle in
strange. He began to feel more active, happier, took less sleep, lost
weight, and continued to work out. After a while,his activity started to
friends. After some treatment he became normal again and started
painting. His pictures were also praised. A few years later he had
with thoughts of suicide. He could not draw during the depressive
normal, he realized the damage he had done to himself and became
episode of mania. This time he used all his money,divorced his wife
London but failed there. A few months later his behavior seemed
mood swings. When this level of mania was over andhe returned to
episode and spent about sixteen hours out of twenty-four sleeping.
Bipolar — merrygoround — acute mania and severe depression
Earlier times - manic depressive psychosis - bipolar
Interpersonal psychotherapy — depression — "social support"
Seligman represents the theory of learned helplessness.
Albert Ellis also cites irrational thinking as a majorcause of
depression
Peter Lewinsohn, a scientist, has described depressionas a
produced positive behaviors in a person graduallybegin to slow
through punishment. It states that the changes that initially
behavioral disorder. It emphasizes the principleof learning
down and these reactions begin to become depressing.
• René Spitz, a scientist, studied 123 children who were separated
many of them were constantly crying. They preferred to stay in
in a short time. This experiment proves that if a child is
from their mothers and placed in a nursery. He noticed that
separated from his mother before the age of six, heis more likely
bed without doing anything and avoided eating. They lost weight
to develop symptoms of depression.
Imaginary loss - Freud and Abraham - "if i fail this exam my parents won't love me anymore" ex
General depression vs abnormal depression
