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Abnormal Abnormal PsychologyPsychology

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Nevid, Rathus and GreeneNevid, Rathus and Greene


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Chapter 8Chapter 8Mood Disorders and SuicideMood Disorders and Suicide

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• Major Depressive DisorderMajor Depressive Disorder– Diagnostic featuresDiagnostic features

– Risk factors in major depressionRisk factors in major depression

– Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)

– Postpartum depressionPostpartum depression

**Types of Mood DisordersTypes of Mood Disorders


**Prevalence of Major Depressive Prevalence of Major Depressive Episodes by GenderEpisodes by Gender


• Dysthymic DisorderDysthymic Disorder

• Bipolar DisorderBipolar Disorder– Manic episodeManic episode

• Cyclothymic DisorderCyclothymic Disorder

**Types of Mood DisordersTypes of Mood Disorders


**Prevalence of Dysthymic Disorder Prevalence of Dysthymic Disorder by Genderby Gender


• Stress and Mood DisordersStress and Mood Disorders

• Psychodynamic TheoriesPsychodynamic Theories– MourningMourning

– Ambivalent feelingsAmbivalent feelings

– Research evidenceResearch evidence

• Humanistic TheoriesHumanistic Theories

**Theoretical Perspectives on Mood Theoretical Perspectives on Mood DisordersDisorders


• Learning TheoriesLearning Theories– Reinforcement and depressionReinforcement and depression– Interactional theoryInteractional theory

• Cognitive TheoriesCognitive Theories– Aaron Beck’s cognitive theoryAaron Beck’s cognitive theory– Research evidence on cognitions and Research evidence on cognitions and

depressiondepression– Learned helplessness (attributional) Learned helplessness (attributional)

theorytheory



• Biological FactorsBiological Factors– Genetic factorsGenetic factors

• Tying It TogetherTying It Together



**Diathesis-Stress Model of Diathesis-Stress Model of DepressionDepression


• Psychodynamic ApproachesPsychodynamic Approaches– Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)

• Behavioral ApproachesBehavioral Approaches

• Cognitive ApproachesCognitive Approaches

**Treatment of Mood DisordersTreatment of Mood Disorders


• Biological ApproachesBiological Approaches– Antidepressant drugsAntidepressant drugs

• Tricyclics antidepressantsTricyclics antidepressants

• MAO inhibitorsMAO inhibitors

• SSRIsSSRIs

• St John’s WortSt John’s Wort



**Actions of Antidepressants at the Actions of Antidepressants at the SynapseSynapse


• Biological ApproachesBiological Approaches– Drug treatment for bipolar disorderDrug treatment for bipolar disorder

• LithiumLithium

• Anticonvulsive drugsAnticonvulsive drugs

– Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)



• Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clinical Practice Guidelines for DepressionDepression



• Who Commits SuicideWho Commits Suicide

• Why Do People Commit Suicide?Why Do People Commit Suicide?

• Theoretical Perspectives on SuicideTheoretical Perspectives on Suicide

• Predicting SuicidePredicting Suicide

**SuicideSuicide


• Suicide preventionSuicide prevention– Draw the person outDraw the person out

– Be sympatheticBe sympathetic

– Suggest means to work out problemsSuggest means to work out problems

– Ask how attempt is to be madeAsk how attempt is to be made

– Accompany person to a professionalAccompany person to a professional

– Don’t say “You’re talking crazy”Don’t say “You’re talking crazy”

**SuicideSuicide


**Suicide Rates According to AgeSuicide Rates According to Age

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