...Every person in this world struggles with a variety of emotions every single day. These variety of emotions are what are known as a person’s mood. The area of psychology that intrigues me the most is mood disorders and how they can be established and affected. Mood disorders are “A category of mental disorders in which significant and persistent disruptions in mood or emotions cause impaired cognitive, behavioral, and physical functioning; also called affective disorders” (Hockenbury, 2014, 547) The reason I enjoy this topic is because I don’t have much prior knowledge of how these disorders may come about. Aspects of psychology I feel work closely with mood disorders, is sleep, drugs, and motivation. One topic in psychology that can be related...
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...Chapter 2 1. What is “psychological health”? Identify and describe the four dimensions of psychological health. Psychological health is the mental, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions of health. It is the result of a complex interaction between a person’s history and thoughts about and interpretations of the past and what it meant to the present. Psychologically healthy people are emotionally, mentally, socially, intellectually, and spiritually resilient. The four dimensions are mental, emotional, social and spiritual health. Mental health is the thinking part of psychological health including your values, attitudes, and beliefs. Emotional health is the feeling part of psychological health including emotional reactions to life. Social health is the aspect of psychological health that includes intersections with others, ability to use social support, and ability to adapt to various situations. Lastly, Spiritual health is the aspect of psychosocial health that relates to having a sense of meaning and purpose to one’s life, as well as a feeling of connection with others and with nature. Resilient 충격에 견디어 내는 2. In chapter 2, the author identifies 8 basic elements shared by psychologically healthy people. Identify and briefly describe 4 of these basic elements. 8 basic elements: feeling good about themselves, feeling comfortable with other people, controlling tension and anxiety, meeting the demands of life, curbing hate and guilt, maintaining a positive...
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...Introduction to Behavior Science August 25, 2009 Individual mood disorders are distinguished by disruptions in a brain or extended emotional state. Many people have the ability to have happiness or to feel sadness depending on the situation, but one can also be joyous, depressed, and remorseful. People can also find themselves on the other side of the emotional scope with either consistently being excited and euphoric or constantly sad, depending on the particular circumstances of one’s personal lives. With many individuals with mood disorders, it can develop to be more extreme measures of disorders, like euphoria and sorry. There are many types of mood disorder a person can become susceptible to, some types of would include depression, mania and bipolar disease. Depression is distinguished by overwhelming feelings of sadness, lack of interest in activities and/or hobbies, and perhaps excessive guilt or feelings of worthlessness. Mania is characterized by ecstatic states, extreme physical activity, excessive talkativeness, distractedness, and something elaborateness. Bipolar is a mood disorder in which periods of mania and depression alternate with each lasting a day or so and sometimes with periods of normal moods intervening and intertwining. The current trends in diagnosis consist of biological, psychological, and social factors. With biological factors there is consistent evidence that genetic factors play an important...
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...In this paper I will discuss the difference in theories of the psychological and biological explanations of major depression. Psychological explanations refer to the cognitive and behavioral theories of major depression such as negative cognitions, learned helplessness, and hopelessness. While biological explanations refer to genetic and neurochemical factors to explain the development and maintenance of major depression (Davey, 2011). Major depression, also commonly referred to as clinical depression, major depressive illness, major affective disorder, or unipolar mood disorder, is a clinical mood disorder including one or more episode of serious depression lasting two or more weeks with no manic episodes. Symptoms include fatigue, impaired...
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...Psychology Mood Disorders: Causes, Effects and Treatment Mood Disorders: Causes, Effects and Treatment Robert Baker Psychology GE1116 Dr. Angela Isom November 30, 2009 Mood Disorders: Causes, Effects and Treatments In today’s society, people seem to have a lot of problems that are classified as mental disorders. These disorders include: depression, schizophrenia, bipolar, and even seasonal affective disorder (SAD). The immediate stigma that is placed on most if not all mood disorders is that they are sicknesses. In the case of depression, this is not to confuse depression, a normal emotion with biological depression, an illness. Further along this line of irrational thought is the belief that they are not treatable and the person affected is in some way, shape or form disconnected from civilization as we know it. In this research paper, we will attempt to destroy these unfair stereotypes on this subject, attempt to rationalize the behaviors, and shed light on treatments for the various disorders. The research gathered will attempt to understand and answer these questions: 1. What are mood disorders and their symptoms? 2. What are the causes? 3. How can the stigma of mood disorders be removed? 4. What forms of treatment are the most successful? What Are Mood Disorders And Their Symptoms? In order to get a good idea of what causes mood disorders, we first...
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...is a mental health disorder that affects your body, mind, and mood. Individuals with depression cannot get better on their own; they must have some help with treatments and medications. If they do not seek help, their depression will worsen and ruin their life. With treatment their depression can be controlled and reduce their depression. Experiencing depression can potentially ruin your self-esteem and lead hopelessness, creating a heavy financial, emotional, and social burden to oneself and family. Depression disorder comes in various types of forms. The three major depressions are dysthmic disorder, bipolar disorder, and major disorder. Dysthmic disorder is characterized by chronic depression, but with less severity than a major depression (Donald J Franklin) and when one experiences depressed mood for most of the day, more days than not, for at least two years without a break free of depressive symptoms of more than two months (Laura Epstein). Individual with dysthmia disorder often can live a normal life but from time to time, they can feel depressed. Bipolar disorder is psychiatric diagnosis that describes a category of mood disorders, or mood swings, defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormal elevated mood (27). People with bipolar can be normal in a minute and then have a manic episode. The most serious type of depression is major depressive disorder (MDD) also known as unipolar depression or clinical depression is a mental disorder characterized by a...
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... there are around 25 millions of people in Japan got this illness and in Hong Kong also reaches almost 5 millions of people. What I am talking about now is not a cancer, not an AIDS. It’s a psychological illness -- the depression. Today I would like to share what I've learned about the affect of depression about the transformation of mood and willpower. People who got depression, most of times are in an obvious and persistent low mood. They lost interests of life and thinks that all the things need to do of life are missions, which is tough to accomplish. It was like, as Andrew Solomon said, the opposite of depression—the vitality of life, seems to seep away in that moment. Imagine that if a person finding his life is meaningless, without vitality, remaining painful and suffering. What would they do? After knowing how it changes a person’s mood, we’ll pass to the willpower. As the saying goes, willpower creates people, so to say the destruction of one’s willpower is also destroying one person. When self-abasement attacks a person directly, reducing his confidence and the person keep on blaming himself, all of these could disaggregate a person step by step. Here are one example, she's a poet named Maggie Robbins, who got major depressive disorder, said that she need to sing ’Where Have All The Flowers Gone’ over and over to blot out the thoughts of ‘you are nothing. You are nobody. You don’t deserve to live.’ and that was when she really started...
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...Depression Paper Kathi J Peacock October 28, 2015 PSY/270 Dean Marzofka There are two kinds of mood disorders that share a part of the same name. The first is unipolar. It deals with depression in varying states. It could be feeling sad for a little while or it could be overpowering and make one feel like there is so hope or feel extremely sad. This is a mood disorder pattern and it is the only disorder in that pattern. When their depression is over they can go make to a normal life. It can be for a day or a few days but is manageable. The next mood disorder is bipolar. It deals with mania as well as depression. When a person is in a mania mood they can be very destructive. They can destroy finances and make unwise decisions that can also destroy the family. They believe that nothing can touch them. When they destroy finances it is like they cannot understand that there is repercussions to their actions as if there is no limit to spending money. They can even feel like they are not doing wrong. Everything will be okay even after the dust settles. Or in other words when they crash after an episode. Then they will plunge into depression and wonder how they could have done this. They will believe that they should not even be here to destroy any longer. Being bipolar you can be sad one minute and before that minute is up can be manic. I firmly believe I have been bipolar all of my life. I was officially diagnosed with it and other mental diagnoses’ several years ago...
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...depression and the treatment to depression. | | | | What is Psychological disorder? | Psychological Disorder Psychological disorder to be any behavior or mental process that cause a person to suffer or worry or produce harm to his or her work life.Psychological disorders are those in which an individual acts as if he or she has an illness, often be deliberately faking or exaggerating symptoms or even self-infecting damage to the body.What is Abnormal Behavior?Abnormal BehaviorA person who is displaying a great deal of depression, anxiety, unhappiness, etc. would be thought of as exhibiting abnormal behavior because they own behavior distresses them. | | | | Where depression belong.It’s most commonly associated with sad or low mood, but it also may carry with it a reduce capacity to feel pleasure (sometimes called anhedonia), hopelessness, loss of energy, disrupted sleep patterns, weight and appetite changes difficulty in concentration, and thought of death. What is depression?Depression is a condition in which a person feel discouraged, sad, hopeless, unmotivated, or disinterested in life in general. There are three different kind of depression that we don’t know about which are major depression, dysthymia, and bipolar disorder.Major depression will sometimes come when you lose a love one in death.Dysthymia depression comes from being stress about something.Bipolar disorder comes from mood cycles with a person. | | | | | | The different treatment of...
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...person's mood, daily routines, behaviors, and the way they process thoughts. Some examples of common mental health conditions are depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, addictions, and the list goes on. It can be a daily struggle for adults with these conditions to get out of bed and function in society without the proper help or treatment. An adult with some life experience may notice a change in their own behavior, or take notice to feelings of anxiety and depression. Perhaps with medical resources they are even able to seek and receive services to get help. Imagine how terrifying it must be to experience feelings or suffer from a disorder and not be able to effectively communicate how you feel or to be able to ask for help. This is what many young children experience when they develop and suffer from mental health conditions. "An estimated 15 million of our nation's young people can currently be diagnosed with a mental health disorder. Many more are at risk of developing a disorder due to risk factors in their biology or genetics; within their families, schools, and communities; and among their peers" (American Psychological Association, 2013) Some common conditions that young children may suffer from are disruptive behavior disorders, elimination disorders (troubles with bath-rooming), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and a variety of mood disorders. Just like adults, kids also suffer from depression, anxiety, stress, and even eating disorders. If these...
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...POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION: LITERATURE REVIEW OF RISK FACTORS AND INTERVENTIONS Donna E. Stewart, MD, FRCPC E. Robertson, M.Phil, PhD Cindy-Lee Dennis, RN, PhD Sherry L. Grace, MA, PhD Tamara Wallington, MA, MD, FRCPC ©University Health Network Women’s Health Program 2003 Prepared for: Toronto Public Health October 2003 Women’s Health Program Financial assistance by Health Canada Toronto Public Health Advisory Committee: Jan Fordham, Manager, Planning & Policy – Family Health Juanita Hogg-Devine, Family Health Manager Tobie Mathew, Health Promotion Consultant – Early Child Development Project Karen Wade, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Planning & Policy – Family Health Mary Lou Walker, Family Health Manager Karen Whitworth, Mental Health Manager Copyright: Copyright of this document is owned by University Health Network Women’s Health Program. The document has been reproduced for purposes of disseminating information to health and social service providers, as well as for teaching purposes. Citation: The following citation should be used when referring to the entire document. Specific chapter citations are noted at the beginning of each chapter. Stewart, D.E., Robertson, E., Dennis, C-L., Grace, S.L., & Wallington, T. (2003). Postpartum depression: Literature review of risk factors and interventions. POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION: LITERATURE REVIEW OF RISK FACTORS AND INTERVENTIONS Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 OVERALL METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK 5 CHAPTER 1: RISK FACTORS FOR...
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...Diagnosis and Treatment BEH/225 August 5, 2012 Ashleigh Louis Mood disorders are very common; they have a broad range of emotions that play a role in the behavior depending on the situation. Depression is the most common mood disorder; a state of mind where a person is overwhelmed with what is occurring in life and feels worthless. A person can have normal depression, clinical depression, which is a more severe form that lasts longer and involves loss of pleasure in nearly everything they do, or dysthymia, depression that lingers for long periods of time but is not major. Mood disorders can be caused by biological, psychological, and social factors because each plays a role in a person’s daily life. Treatment of the disorder has remained quite similar to how it was done years ago with some slight changes being implemented throughout the years to keep current with the times (Morris & Maisto, 2010). Depression is a common and normal reaction to the many life struggles one will face; it just varies in how bad a person gets it. It is very normal for someone to get upset and be sad over something that has occurred in life, but when it starts to affect how a person behaves for a long period of time, then, there may very well be a problem. There is major depression and chronic depression, dysthymia, a DSM-IV-RT is used to distinguish between the two (Morris & Maisto, 2010). A person who just feels blue, cannot think straight, sleep, and does not want to participate in...
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...Psychological Disorder Analysis LeAnn Lawyer Axia College of University of Phoenix Abnormal Psychology: Abuse, Addiction, and Disorders PSY/270 Stacie Flynn December 05, 2010 Psychological Disorder Analysis This Psychological Disorder Analysis will analyze Marla’s disorder using the information provided in the Faces of Abnormal Psychology Interactive Application. Ten clinical interview questions along with the existing symptoms are crucial to making a final diagnosis of this disorder. Furthermore, important summarized aspects of the disorder will make this disorder more understandable. In addition, the origin of this disorder will show the possible treatment needed for the disorder. Marla is a 42-year-old Hispanic female, who decided to seek professional help and arrives at the mental health clinic experiencing and complaining about symptoms such as trouble sleeping, jumpy all of the time, and an inability to concentrate. Furthermore, these symptoms are affecting her performance and causing problems at work where she is an accountant. Following the given information in the Faces of Abnormal Psychology Interactive Application and the DSM-IV criteria, Marla is most likely suffering from Dysthymic Disorder. An additional interview, which includes interview questions will result and support the same conclusion. The questions during the interview would include is she currently taking any medication? If so how long has she been taking this medication? ...
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...Psychiatric Diseases, Disorders, and Drugs LaTisha Davis Psych 240 April 15, 2012 Psychiatric Diseases, Disorders, and Drugs Mood disorders are by definition disturbances in mood or prolonged emotional state. Almost anyone can suffer from mood disorders including children. These disorders range from depression, bipolar disorder to mania. In each of the states of the disorder, the person is either in a euphoric state or extremely sad state of mind. Although a person may experience mood changes in their life, and may be happy at times and then sad other time, it become a psychological disorder when the symptoms last longer than a certain amount of time. Depression is the most common mood disorder. With depression comes feelings of overwhelming sadness, lack of interest in activities, and excessive feelings of guilt or worthlessness. People who suffer from depression feel they have failed tremendously in life and therefore find it hard to be sociable, they are always tired, and they never feel comfort or pleasure. They find it hard to concentrate on anything and they lose interest in sex and food as a result. Some of the signs of depression include changes in short-term memory, insomnia, and in extreme cases suicide weighs heavily on their minds. There are two categories for depression; major depressive disorder is the term used to describe intense sadness, depressed mood, and loss of interest in almost everything. Dysthymia is a milder form of depression with the same symptoms...
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...Diagnosis and Treatment Kelly Haggerty BEH/225 April, 21, 2013 Debra Pearce Diagnosis and Treatment There are many psychological disorders that can significantly impact the way in which a person functions within their daily lives, and of these afflictions, depression is rapidly increasing among many within the general population. It is because of this that it has become increasingly imperative for us to come to a better understanding of what depression is, how it manifests, and how to properly diagnose and treat the disorder. We all learn to use our emotions to guide us through life, and while in a healthy emotional state; they will propel us to excel by motivating and encouraging feelings that bring forth a sense of inner peace. However, those suffering with depression will be conflicted with thoughts that encourage negative feelings toward oneself, surroundings, and their overall purpose in life. It is when these negative thoughts take control of ones emotions that they begin to feel a significant interference within their quality of life and that the presence of a mood disorder is recognized. Depression is caused by various factors and they range from genetic predispositions, chemical imbalances, and ongoing stressful exposures. Most frequently, depression is a combination of these factors, and it is because of this that the proper diagnosing of depression may come from many levels and may present treatments that are intrusive and extensive. Diagnosis: In order...
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