Definitions
Causative Theory
Physiological
Characteristics
Variations of Depression
Meds & Interventions
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Sustained emotional state and how you subjectively feel.
What is mood?
100
What is Genetic Theory
Theory regarding the possibility of inheriting a mental health condition
100
What is depression
In severe ______________ the indiividual will sleep only few hours
100
What is Age Specific Characterisitics
Children -irritability, sleep changes, anger, sadness, withdrawal, poor grades are what type of depression charcterisitics
100
What is Tricyclic Antidepressants>
Used for depressive symptoms lasting more than two weeks, occurring independently of life events, impairing social role performance
200
Observable emotional expression of mood verbal or non verbal
What is Affect?
200
What is age?
Depression decreases for women and increase for men
200
What is constipation
Caused by decrease intake and activity
200
What is Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder?
Decreased interest in activites during the week before menses ans subsiding shortly after the onset of the menses
200
What are MAOI's
May cause hypertensive crisis with certain foods and other meds.
300
Mild symptoms of depression, chronic ‘down in the dumps’ feelings, for most of the day, more often than not No psychotic symptoms. Generally, not suicidal.
What is Dystymia?
300
What is higher social economic class
Social class at higher incidence of Bipolar
300
What is thyroid?
Hormonal dysfunction affects neurotransmitters
300
What is post partum blues?
Can occur 10 days postpartum and lasts few days to 2 weeks
300
What are SSRI's
First line treatment in depression. Considered safest do not produce sedation and the cardiac or anticholinergic effect like the TCAs
400
Mood disorder of hyperactivity, irritability , rapid speech
What is Mania?
400
What is prefontal cortex
Neurobiological Theories associate this part of the anatomy to decreased activity. glucose metabolism leading to abnormal emotions
400
What is osteoporosis?
Risk for ____________ due to loss of one density
400
What is postpartum depression?
Can occur any time in the first year post partum- and symptoms last more than two weeks
400
What are Tricyclics SSRIs?
____________ causes drowsiness and _______________ interferes with sleep
500
Sadness, despair over past, present and future, guilt, crying episodes to feelings of inability to cry, decreased pleasure to anhedonia, loss of emotional attachment to disengaging from everyone, feel powerless, helpless and hopeless, feel like things will not get any better, suicidal.
What is affective characteristics of Major Depression?
500
What is Cognitive Theory
Negative view of self, sees no positive experiences.
500
What is Cognitive Characteristics?
Charactieristics in Major Depression that causes slow speech, problem solving ability and difficulty to make decisions
500
What is Depression with Psychotic Features
Depression with delusions and or hallucinations
500
What is 2-4 and up to 6 weeks?
Meds should be taken______ weeks to attain effectiveness and up to ______ weeks for maximum benefits. Must continue to assess patient for thoughts of self injury or suicide and assess life style issues.
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