ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 3
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS {GRADED
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Mood Disorders -✔✔ Disorders, such as depressive disorders or mania, in
which there are disabling disturbances in emotion.
Unipolar Depressive Disorders -✔✔ Mood disorders that involve only
depressive symptoms.
Bipolar Disorders -✔✔ Mood disorders that involve manic symptoms.
Major Depressive Disorder -✔✔ Five or more depressive symptoms,
including sad or loss of pleasure, for 2 weeks.
Persistent Depressive Disorder -✔✔ Low mood and at least two other
symptoms of depression at least half of the time for 2 years.
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder -✔✔ Mood symptoms in the week before
menses.
,Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder -✔✔ Severe recurrent temper
outbursts and persistent negative mood for at least 1 year beginning before
age 10 and older than age 6.
Bipolar I Disorder -✔✔ At least one lifetime manic episode.
Bipolar II Disorder -✔✔ At least one lifetime hypomanic episode and one
major depressive episode.
Cyclothymia -✔✔ Recurrent mood changes from high to low for at least 2
years, without hypomanic or depressive episodes.
Psychomotor Retardation -✔✔ A symptom commonly observed in major
depressive disorder in which the person moves his or her limbs and body
slowly.
Psychomotor Agitation -✔✔ A symptom characterized by pacing,
restlessness, and inability to sit still.
DSM-5 Criteria for Major Depressive Disorder -✔✔ Sad mood or loss of
pleasure in usual activities.
At least five symptoms (counting sad mood and loss of pleasure):
-Sleeping too much or too little.
-Psychomotor retardation or agitation.
,-Weight loss or change in appetite.
-Loss of energy.
-Feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt.
-Difficulty concentrating, thinking, or making decisions.
-Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide.
Symptoms are present nearly every day, most of the day, for at least 2
weeks. Symptoms are distinct and more severe than a normative response
to significant loss.
Episodic Disorder -✔✔ A condition, such as major depressive disorder,
whose symptoms dissipate but that tends to recur.
Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia) -✔✔ A DSM-5 disorder
defined by depressive symptoms that last at least 2 years.
DSM-5 Criteria for Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia) -✔✔
Depressed mood for most of the day more than half of the time for 2 years
(or 1 year for children and adolescents).
At least two of the following during that time:
-Poor appetite or overeating.
-Sleeping too much or too little.
, -Low energy.
-Poor self-esteem.
-Trouble concentrating or making decisions.
-Feelings of hopelessness.
The symptoms do not clear for more than 2 months at a time. Bipolar
disorders are not present.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) -✔✔ A subtype of mood disorders in
which episodes consistently occur at the the same time of year; in the most
common form, major depressive episodes consistently occur in the winter.
Mania -✔✔ Intense elation or irritability, accompanied by symptoms such
as excessive talkativeness, rapid thoughts, distractibility, grandiose plans,
heightened activity, and insensitivity to the negative consequences of
actions.
DSM-5 Criteria for Manic and Hypomanic Episodes -✔✔ Distinctly
elevated or irritable mood.
Abnormally increased activity or energy.
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS {GRADED
A+}
Mood Disorders -✔✔ Disorders, such as depressive disorders or mania, in
which there are disabling disturbances in emotion.
Unipolar Depressive Disorders -✔✔ Mood disorders that involve only
depressive symptoms.
Bipolar Disorders -✔✔ Mood disorders that involve manic symptoms.
Major Depressive Disorder -✔✔ Five or more depressive symptoms,
including sad or loss of pleasure, for 2 weeks.
Persistent Depressive Disorder -✔✔ Low mood and at least two other
symptoms of depression at least half of the time for 2 years.
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder -✔✔ Mood symptoms in the week before
menses.
,Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder -✔✔ Severe recurrent temper
outbursts and persistent negative mood for at least 1 year beginning before
age 10 and older than age 6.
Bipolar I Disorder -✔✔ At least one lifetime manic episode.
Bipolar II Disorder -✔✔ At least one lifetime hypomanic episode and one
major depressive episode.
Cyclothymia -✔✔ Recurrent mood changes from high to low for at least 2
years, without hypomanic or depressive episodes.
Psychomotor Retardation -✔✔ A symptom commonly observed in major
depressive disorder in which the person moves his or her limbs and body
slowly.
Psychomotor Agitation -✔✔ A symptom characterized by pacing,
restlessness, and inability to sit still.
DSM-5 Criteria for Major Depressive Disorder -✔✔ Sad mood or loss of
pleasure in usual activities.
At least five symptoms (counting sad mood and loss of pleasure):
-Sleeping too much or too little.
-Psychomotor retardation or agitation.
,-Weight loss or change in appetite.
-Loss of energy.
-Feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt.
-Difficulty concentrating, thinking, or making decisions.
-Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide.
Symptoms are present nearly every day, most of the day, for at least 2
weeks. Symptoms are distinct and more severe than a normative response
to significant loss.
Episodic Disorder -✔✔ A condition, such as major depressive disorder,
whose symptoms dissipate but that tends to recur.
Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia) -✔✔ A DSM-5 disorder
defined by depressive symptoms that last at least 2 years.
DSM-5 Criteria for Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia) -✔✔
Depressed mood for most of the day more than half of the time for 2 years
(or 1 year for children and adolescents).
At least two of the following during that time:
-Poor appetite or overeating.
-Sleeping too much or too little.
, -Low energy.
-Poor self-esteem.
-Trouble concentrating or making decisions.
-Feelings of hopelessness.
The symptoms do not clear for more than 2 months at a time. Bipolar
disorders are not present.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) -✔✔ A subtype of mood disorders in
which episodes consistently occur at the the same time of year; in the most
common form, major depressive episodes consistently occur in the winter.
Mania -✔✔ Intense elation or irritability, accompanied by symptoms such
as excessive talkativeness, rapid thoughts, distractibility, grandiose plans,
heightened activity, and insensitivity to the negative consequences of
actions.
DSM-5 Criteria for Manic and Hypomanic Episodes -✔✔ Distinctly
elevated or irritable mood.
Abnormally increased activity or energy.
