Reference no: EM132815014

Understanding mood disorders

1) One of the challenges of mood disorders is diagnosing them accurately. For each pairing below, explain what makes them alike and what makes them different.

Bipolar I disorder and Bipolar II disorders

Alike:

Different:

Persistent depressive disorder and major depression

Alike:

Different:

2) There is a gender difference in rates of diagnosed depression. summarize the reasons why women are likely diagnosed more frequently than men with major depression.

3) Explain the role of learned helplessness and attributional style in developing or maintaining clinical depression. Also, state the three characteristics of individuals who have a negative attributional style.

Role of learned helplessness and attributional style:

Three characteristics of individuals with a negative attributional style:

4) Describe how rumination and co-rumination can make depression worse

5) Explain how each of these etiologies cause (or exacerbate) major depressive disorder:

Biological (physiological):

Behavioral:

Cognitive:

6) First, explain the difference between mania and hypomania, Second, briefly describe one cognitive, one behavioral, and one physiological symptom of mania/hypomania.

Difference between mania and hypomania:

Describe symptoms:

One cognitive

One behavioral

One physiological

7) Give summary of each treatment approach for clinical depression:

Biomedical treatments:

Psychological and behavioral treatments:

8) Relapse is a common problem with many mental disorders including clinical depression. Review what the text states about the efficacy of different types of treatments.Then, write summary of how you might combine two or three different treatments to reduce risk of relapse. For example, for diet, you might discuss including Omega-3 and exercise in the treatment plan for people who do not fully respond to medications.