PSYC 361 EXAM 2 | 2025 UPDATE
1. Start of chapter 5: Mood disorders: Chapter outline:
-clinical descriptions & epidemiology of mood disorders
-etiology of mood disorders
-treatment of mood disorders
-suicide
2. What are the 2 broad types of mood disorders?: 1. Involves only depressive symptoms
2. Involves manic symptoms (bipolar disorders)
3. What are the 4 DSM-5 depressive disorders?: -major depressive disorder
-persistent depressive disorder
-premenstrual dysphoric disorder
-disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
4. What are the 3 DSM-5 bipolar disorders?: -Bipolar I disorder
-Bipolar II disorder
-Cyclothymia
5. Start of major features of each disorder:
6. What is the major feature of major depressive disorder?: -5 or more depres- sive symptoms, including sad mood
or loss of pleasure for 2 weeks
7. What is the major feature of persistent depressive disorder?: -low mood and at least 2 other symptoms of
depression at least half of the time for 2 years
8. What is the major feature for premenstrual dysphoric disorder?: -mood symptoms in the week before
menses
9. What is the major feature of Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder?: -se- vere recurrent temper outbursts and
persistent negative mood for at least 1 year beginning before age 10
10.What is the major feature of Bipolar I disorder?: -at least 1 lifetime manic episode
11.What is the major feature of Bipolar II disorder?: -at least one lifetime hypomanic episode and one
major depressive episode
12.What is the major feature of cyclothymia?: -recurrent mood changes from high to low for at least 2 years
without hypomanic or depressive episodes
13.End of major features, start of talking about the disorders in more depth individually:
14.What are the 4 criteria for Major depressive disorder?: -Has a sad mood or anhedonia (loss of pleasure/interest
in things they like to do)
-symptoms are present nearly every day, most of the day, for *at least 2 weeks* (14 days)
-symptoms are distinct & more severe than a normative response to significant loss
-plus at least 4 symptoms from other list
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15.What are the list of symptoms that patients must have at least 4 of to be considered for Major depressive
disorder? (7): -sleeping too much or too little
-psychomotor retardation or agitation
-poor appetite & weight loss (or increased appetite and weight gain)
-loss of energy
-feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt
-difficulty concentrating, thinking, or making decisions
-recurrent thoughts of death or suicide
examples: can't get out of bed, can't function
16.What are 2 ways to describe "episodes" of major depressive disorder?: -
-*Episodic*: symptoms tend to dissipate over time
-*Recurrent*: once depression occurs, future episodes are likely
17.What is the average number of Major Depressive Disorder episodes?: 4
18.What is Subclinical depression?: -different from Major depressive disorder
-sadness plus 3 other symptoms for 10 days
-significant impairments in functioning even though full diagnostic criteria are not met
(kinda like a pre version of major depressive disorder)
19.What is another name for Persistent Depressive Disorder?: -Dysthymia
20.What is the criteria for Persistent Depressive Disorder? (3): -Depressed mood for at least 2 years (1 year
for children/adolescents)
-Plus 2 other symptoms from list
-Symptoms do not clear for more than 2 months at a time
21.What are the list of symptoms that a patient must have at least 2 of to have Persistent Depressive Disorder?:
-poor appetite or overeating
-sleep too much or too little
-poor self-esteem
-trouble concentrating or making decisions
-feelings of hopelessness
-ex. go from job to job, major in something they don't want to
22. What happens if an adult meets the all the criteria for Persistent Depressive Disorder but has only had
it for a year and a half?: -cannot be diagnosed with Persistent Depressive Disorder
-Must have been for at least 2 years
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23.Many of the symptoms for Major Depressive Disorder and Persistent De- pressive Disorder are the same.
What is the difference between the two?: -the severity (the amount of time the symptoms last)
24.What happens if someone who was diagnosed with Persistent Depressive Disorder suddenly had 2 months of
normal functioning? Are they still diag- nosed?: -no longer diagnosed with Persistent Depressive Disorder
-because symptoms aren't for 2 years straight
25.What is the criteria for Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder?: -in most men- strual cycles during the past year,
at least 5 symptoms from a list were present in the final week before menses and improved within a few days of
menses onset
26. What are the list of symptoms that a person must have 5 of to be diagnosed with Premenstrual
Dysphoric Disorder? (11): -effective lability
-irritability
-depressed mood, hopelessness, or self-deprecating thoughts
-anxiety
-diminished interest in usual activities
-difficulty concentrating
-lack of energy
-changes in appetite, overeating, or food craving
-sleeping too much or too little
-subjective sense of being overwhelmed or out of control
-physical symptoms such as breast tenderness or swelling, joint or muscle pain, or bloating
27.Who was the Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder created by and what is wrong with the disorder?: -
created by Psychiatrists
-this disorder is controversial about whether it should be considered a clinical disorder or not
28.What are the requirements for age for someone to be diagnosed with Disruptive Mood Dysregulation
Disorder?: -Age 6 or older (or equivalent devel- opmental level)
-Onset before age 10
-So must be 6-10 years
29.What are the criteria for Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder? (7): -
-severe recurrent temper outbursts, including verbal or behavioral expressions of temper that are out of proportion in
intensity or duration to the provocation
-*temper outbursts are inconsistent with developmental level*
-temper outbursts occur at least 3 times a week
-*Negative mood between temper outbursts most days*
-temper outbursts & neg. mood present in at least 2 settings (at home, at school, or
1. Start of chapter 5: Mood disorders: Chapter outline:
-clinical descriptions & epidemiology of mood disorders
-etiology of mood disorders
-treatment of mood disorders
-suicide
2. What are the 2 broad types of mood disorders?: 1. Involves only depressive symptoms
2. Involves manic symptoms (bipolar disorders)
3. What are the 4 DSM-5 depressive disorders?: -major depressive disorder
-persistent depressive disorder
-premenstrual dysphoric disorder
-disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
4. What are the 3 DSM-5 bipolar disorders?: -Bipolar I disorder
-Bipolar II disorder
-Cyclothymia
5. Start of major features of each disorder:
6. What is the major feature of major depressive disorder?: -5 or more depres- sive symptoms, including sad mood
or loss of pleasure for 2 weeks
7. What is the major feature of persistent depressive disorder?: -low mood and at least 2 other symptoms of
depression at least half of the time for 2 years
8. What is the major feature for premenstrual dysphoric disorder?: -mood symptoms in the week before
menses
9. What is the major feature of Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder?: -se- vere recurrent temper outbursts and
persistent negative mood for at least 1 year beginning before age 10
10.What is the major feature of Bipolar I disorder?: -at least 1 lifetime manic episode
11.What is the major feature of Bipolar II disorder?: -at least one lifetime hypomanic episode and one
major depressive episode
12.What is the major feature of cyclothymia?: -recurrent mood changes from high to low for at least 2 years
without hypomanic or depressive episodes
13.End of major features, start of talking about the disorders in more depth individually:
14.What are the 4 criteria for Major depressive disorder?: -Has a sad mood or anhedonia (loss of pleasure/interest
in things they like to do)
-symptoms are present nearly every day, most of the day, for *at least 2 weeks* (14 days)
-symptoms are distinct & more severe than a normative response to significant loss
-plus at least 4 symptoms from other list
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15.What are the list of symptoms that patients must have at least 4 of to be considered for Major depressive
disorder? (7): -sleeping too much or too little
-psychomotor retardation or agitation
-poor appetite & weight loss (or increased appetite and weight gain)
-loss of energy
-feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt
-difficulty concentrating, thinking, or making decisions
-recurrent thoughts of death or suicide
examples: can't get out of bed, can't function
16.What are 2 ways to describe "episodes" of major depressive disorder?: -
-*Episodic*: symptoms tend to dissipate over time
-*Recurrent*: once depression occurs, future episodes are likely
17.What is the average number of Major Depressive Disorder episodes?: 4
18.What is Subclinical depression?: -different from Major depressive disorder
-sadness plus 3 other symptoms for 10 days
-significant impairments in functioning even though full diagnostic criteria are not met
(kinda like a pre version of major depressive disorder)
19.What is another name for Persistent Depressive Disorder?: -Dysthymia
20.What is the criteria for Persistent Depressive Disorder? (3): -Depressed mood for at least 2 years (1 year
for children/adolescents)
-Plus 2 other symptoms from list
-Symptoms do not clear for more than 2 months at a time
21.What are the list of symptoms that a patient must have at least 2 of to have Persistent Depressive Disorder?:
-poor appetite or overeating
-sleep too much or too little
-poor self-esteem
-trouble concentrating or making decisions
-feelings of hopelessness
-ex. go from job to job, major in something they don't want to
22. What happens if an adult meets the all the criteria for Persistent Depressive Disorder but has only had
it for a year and a half?: -cannot be diagnosed with Persistent Depressive Disorder
-Must have been for at least 2 years
, PSYC 361 EXAM 2 | 2025 UPDATE
23.Many of the symptoms for Major Depressive Disorder and Persistent De- pressive Disorder are the same.
What is the difference between the two?: -the severity (the amount of time the symptoms last)
24.What happens if someone who was diagnosed with Persistent Depressive Disorder suddenly had 2 months of
normal functioning? Are they still diag- nosed?: -no longer diagnosed with Persistent Depressive Disorder
-because symptoms aren't for 2 years straight
25.What is the criteria for Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder?: -in most men- strual cycles during the past year,
at least 5 symptoms from a list were present in the final week before menses and improved within a few days of
menses onset
26. What are the list of symptoms that a person must have 5 of to be diagnosed with Premenstrual
Dysphoric Disorder? (11): -effective lability
-irritability
-depressed mood, hopelessness, or self-deprecating thoughts
-anxiety
-diminished interest in usual activities
-difficulty concentrating
-lack of energy
-changes in appetite, overeating, or food craving
-sleeping too much or too little
-subjective sense of being overwhelmed or out of control
-physical symptoms such as breast tenderness or swelling, joint or muscle pain, or bloating
27.Who was the Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder created by and what is wrong with the disorder?: -
created by Psychiatrists
-this disorder is controversial about whether it should be considered a clinical disorder or not
28.What are the requirements for age for someone to be diagnosed with Disruptive Mood Dysregulation
Disorder?: -Age 6 or older (or equivalent devel- opmental level)
-Onset before age 10
-So must be 6-10 years
29.What are the criteria for Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder? (7): -
-severe recurrent temper outbursts, including verbal or behavioral expressions of temper that are out of proportion in
intensity or duration to the provocation
-*temper outbursts are inconsistent with developmental level*
-temper outbursts occur at least 3 times a week
-*Negative mood between temper outbursts most days*
-temper outbursts & neg. mood present in at least 2 settings (at home, at school, or
