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| is a low sad state in which life seems dark and it challenges overwhelming |
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| the opposite of depression is a state of breathless euphoria or a least frenzied energy in which people may have and exaggerated belief that the world is theirs for the taking |
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| suffer from a pattern called Unipolar depression. |
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| experience periods of mania that alternate with periods of depression. |
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| Depression with no history of mania |
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| How common is unipolar depression? |
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| as much as 26% of women will experience this compared to 12% of men. overall 9.6% of adults in the USA suffer from unipolar depression |
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| What are the symptoms of depression? |
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| Sobbing, indecisiveness, feelings of despair, anger and worthlessness. |
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| What areas of functioning does depression effect? |
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| emotional, motivational, behavioral, cognitive and physical |
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| Diagnosing Unipolar Depression |
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| a major depressive episode is a period of tow or more weeks marked by at least five symptoms of depression including sad mood and or loss of pleasure. in extreme cases it may include psychotic symptoms, loss of contact with reality or hallucinations. |
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| Types of Major Depressive Disorders |
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| Seasonal, recurrent, catatonic, postpartum, melancholic |
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| Persistant depressive disorder. a pattern of depression that is similar to but longer lasting and less disabling than a major depressive disorder. |
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| Prementral Dysphoic disorder |
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| a disorder marked by repeated experiences of significant depression and related symptoms during the week before menstruation. |
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| What causes Unipolar Depression |
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| often caused by stressful events. It can point to biological, psychological and sociocultural factors. |
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| What are the bio chemical factors that may lead to depression? |
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| Norepinephrine, a neurotransmitter whos abnosmal activity is linked to depression and panic disorder. Serotonin a neurotransmitter whos abnormal activity is linked to depression, oCD and eating disorders. Low activity of both of these is linked to depression Additonally the endocrine system may also play a role. the interactions of these chemicals may produce a depressive state. |
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| The biology of Depression. What areas of the brain are involved with depression? |
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| prefrontal cortex hippocampus, amygdala and the Brodmann area 25 which is just below the terminus of the hippocampus in the center of the brain just back from the temple area. |
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| according to freudian therory the loss of a valued object that is unconsciously interpreted as the loss of a loved one also called imagined loss. |
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| a pattern of depressed behavior found among very young children that is caused by separation from one's mother. |
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| Theory of Negative thinking cognitive view |
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| maladaptive attitudes a cognitive triad errors in thinking and authomatice thoughts caombine to produce unipolar depression for example my general worth is tied to every task i perform. If i fail other will be repelled by me. |
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| A negative view of ones self, ones experiences and ones future. |
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| a steady stream of unpleasant thoughts that keep suggesting to them that they are inadequate and that their situation is hopeless |
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| The perception based on past experiences that one has not control over ones reinforcements |
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| Attribution helplessness theory |
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Internal, global and stable.
Its my fault (internal) I ruin everything (global) and I always will(stable) |
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| sociocultural view of depression |
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| believed to be caused by outside stressers. ranging from economic status, gender race and interpersonal factors in the development of depression. |
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