• Think of a time that you were sad, maybe even depressed. Remember how you felt. Describe the situation, and how you felt.

• Now, describe/explain what helped you get happy again.

BELLRINGER: 3/5

Involve disturbances in the experience and expressions of

depression.

MOOD DISORDERS

• Severe form of lowered mood in which a person experiences feelings of worthlessness and diminished pleasure or interest in many activities.

• Can range from mild feelings of uneasiness and sadness to intense suicidal despair.

• Feelings can not be associated to bereavement (loss of love one).

• Four symptoms:

1. Problems with eating, sleeping or thinking, concentrating or decision making.

2. Lacking in energy

3. Thinking about suicide

4. Feeling of worthlessness or guilt.

MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS

• Individuals are excessively and inappropriately happy or unhappy.

• Manic Phase: a person experiences elation, extreme confusion, and racing thoughts.

May act as though they need less sleep, activity level increases.

Hard to detect, still in touch with reality.

• Depressive Phase: overcome feelings of failure, sinfulness, worthlessness and despair.

May act lethargic and unresponsive.

BIPOLAR

Depression during the winter months, spirits lift during the spring and summer.

Researchers say that the hormone Melatonin may play role.

Less light in winter, means more Melatonin is secreted by the brain.

Higher level of Melatonin may cause SAD.

SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER

Psychological factors that impact mood disorders:

personality traits

self esteem

amount of social support

ability to deal with difficult situations

Aaron Beck (1983) believes depressed people draw illogical conclusions about themselves, blame themselves for normal problems and minor failures can be catastrophes.

Martin Seligman (1975) believes that depression is caused by feeling of learned helplessness. Learns to believe that they have no control over events in life.

Biological factors may also be playing role: serotonin, noradrenaline, genetic factors, faulty brain structure and function.

EXPLAINING MOOD DISORDERS

In hand out 70, read the criteria for depression.

Make a T-chart on piece of paper to compare the differences the diagnosis of depression to simple feelings of sadness.

Hand out 71, read the cases. For each case study list the symptoms that meet the criteria for major depressive episode.

CRITERIA FOR DEPRESSION

Research on of the Major Depressive Disorders…

Depression

Bipolar

SAD

Introduce topic/disorder

Research new findings or conclusions about disorder? Medicine/Techniques

Conclusion

**Attach article to paper.

DEPRESSION