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emotional symptom of Unipolar Depression.
Definitiom: inability to experience any pleasure at all. |
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period of two or more weeks marked by at least five symptoms of depression, including sad mood and loss of pleasure.
may include psychotic symptoms, ones marked by a loss of contact with reality, such as delusions (bizarre ideas without foundation) or hallucinations (perceptions of things that are not actually present) |
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| major depressive disorder |
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| a servere pattern of depression that is disabling. it is not caused by drugs or general medical control. sometimes referred to as "seasonal depression" "catonic depression" "peripartum depression" and "melancholic depression" |
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| persistent depressive disorder |
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| a chronic form of unipolar depression marked by ongoing and repeated symptoms of either major or mild depression. |
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| premenstrual dysphoric disorder |
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disorder marked by repeated experiences of significant depression and related symptoms during the week before menstruation.
very controversial. |
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| reactive (exogenous) depression |
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| follows clear-cut stressful events. |
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| a response to internal factors |
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selects people with unipolar depression, examines their relatives, and sees whether depression also afflicts other members of the family.
"biological model" - determining if genetics are a large cause of depression |
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A neurotransmitter whose abnormal activity is linked to panic disorder and depression.
low activity |
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A neurotransmitter whose abnormal activity is linked to depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and eating disorders.
low activity |
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| sometimes called the “Dracula hormone” because it is released only in the dark. People who experience a recurrence of depression each winter (a pattern called seasonal affective disorder) may secrete more melatonin during the winter’s long nights than other individuals do. |
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| electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) |
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treatment for depression in which electrodes attached to a patient’s head send an electrical current through the brain, causing a seizure.
65 to 140 volts of electricity are passed through the brain for half a second or less.
Ugo Cerletti |
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an antidepressant drug that prevents the action of the enzyme monoamine oxidase.
blood pressure can rise extremely high while taking this medicine. patients are required to be on a very strict diet. |
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| Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) |
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A group of second-generation antidepressant drugs that increase serotonin activity specifically, without affecting other neurotransmitters.
side effects: Some people gain weight or have a reduced sex driv |
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A treatment procedure for depression in which an implanted pulse generator sends regular electrical signals to a person’s vagus nerve; the nerve, in turn, stimulates the brain.
surgeon implants a small device called a pulse generator under the skin of the chest. Electrical signals travel from the pulse generator through the wire to the vagus nerve. |
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| Deep brain stimulation (DBS) |
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| treatment procedure for depression in which a pacemaker powers electrodes that have been implanted in Brodmann Area 25, thus stimulating that brain area. |
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| Imagined loss or Symbolic loss |
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| According to Freudian theory, the loss of a valued object (for example, a loss of employment) that is unconsciously interpreted as the loss of a loved one. Also called symbolic loss. |
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