SYMPTOMS
What are the core symptoms of MDD?
What are depressed mood/anhedonia most of the day and Loss of interest.
What is the number of depressive episodes needed for a MDD diagnosis?
What is one (meeting DSM-5 criteria).
Deifne depression.
What is a mental health condition that causes a persistent low mood or loss of interest in activities. It can affect how a person feels, thinks, and handles daily activities.
True or False: Only appetite reduction, not increase, appears in the DSM-5 as a symptom of MDD.
What is False.
_____ out of 9 of the DSM-5 symptoms need to be present to diagnose MDD.
What is 5.
Define mania and hypomania.
Mania - involves an abnormally elevated level of energy, arousal, and affect.
hypomania - a condition in which you display a revved up energy or activity level, mood or behavior.
What is the average age of onset of MDD?
True or False: Symptoms observed by others are used in diagnosing MDD.
What is True.
What is the minimum period of time a depressive episode must last for diagnosis?
What is 2 weeks.
Define psychomotor agigtation.
What is a state of restlessness and anxiety that leads to unintentional, repetitive movements.
Name 2 factors that can affect the formation of MDD.
What are biological, environmental, psychosocial and genetic.
What does SIGECAPS stand for?
What is Sleep, Interest, Guilt, Energy, Concentration, Appetite, Pyschomotor, and Suicide.
Name an exclusion or rule out criteria for MDD.
What are mania, bereavement, induced by substance or better explained by a general medical condition.
Define anhedonia.
What is the lack of interest, enjoyment or pleasure from life's experiences.
What is the key difference between MDD and Bipolar Disorder?
What is mania/hypomania.
List the 9 symptoms of MDD.
What are:
1. Depressed mood most of the day, nearly every day.
2. Loss of pleasure in all or most activities of the day, nearly every day.
3. Dramatic weight or appetite changes.
4. Insomnia or hypersomnia nearly every day.
5. Psychomotor agigtation or retardation nearly every day.
6. Fatigue or loss of energy nearly every day.
7. Extreme guilt or feelings of worthlessness nearly every day.
8. Inability to concentrate or think nearly every day.
9. Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide(ideation with or without a plan, or an attempt).
What is the difference between a major depressive episode and grief?
What are feelings of loss and emptiness for grief versus depressed mood and the inability to anticipate happiness or pleasure for MDE.
Define psychomotor retardation.
What is sluggish or diminished body movements, usually accompanied by dimished thought processes.
What famous President was diagnosed with MDD?
Who is Abraham Lincoln.