Depression
How would you define depression?
= common mental disorder
involves depressed mood or loss of pleasure or interest in activities for long periods of time
- includes signs of psychosis = hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, speech, behavior, loss of normal functioning
Explain the best you can a term ANXIETY DISORDER in two words.
fear, overreacting
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What does the shortcut PTSD stand for?
Post-traumatic stress disorder
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eating disorder
According to studies, who is more likely to deal with depression, women or men?
women
True or false? Doctors do not know the exact cause of psychotic disorder. Some examples of possible causes: genes, brain-development, exposure to stressors and trauma, other physical or mental illness
TRUE :-)
Explain: Panic Attack
sudden episode of intense fear that triggers severe physical reactions when there is no real danger (chest pain, difficulty breathing, trembling or shaking, racing heart, sweating, nausea…)
- happens during e.g. panic disorder
What is the cause of PTSD? Name 3 symptoms.
cause - terrifying / stressful event
symptoms - Flashback, Nightmares , Severe anxiety , Uncontrollable thoughts about the event, Intrusive memories, Avoidance, Negative thoughts and feelings
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depression / seasonal depression
2 ways of how to treat depression
psychotherapy
medication - antidepressants
Find 2 factual mistakes: A drug for schizophrenia is one of the cheapest drugs on the market. The patients are not hungry at all after taking this medication. Hallucinations tend to be an escape from reality for people suffering with schizophrenia.
Mistakes: cheapest - most expensive, are not hungry - are very hungry
What is agoraphobia?
Intense fear of becoming overwhelmed or unable to escape or get help, avoiding new places and unfamiliar situations
What does the shortcut OCD stands for? Explain what it is.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- pattern of unwanted thoughts and fears = obsessions, Doing repetitive behaviors = compulsions Obsessions and compulsions get in the way of daily activities and cause distress, anxiety…
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schizophrenia / psychotic disorder
Name 4 symptoms of depression
poor concentration, feelings of excessive guilt or low self-worth, hopelessness about the future, thoughts about dying or suicide, disrupted sleep, changes in appetite or weight, feeling very tired or low energy…
Tell us one or more ideas of what would you do, if you were to help a person who is experiencing a psychosis right now.
do not contradict - if the patient is mentally in some hallucination, it will not help to talk him out of it - you can suggest some ideas regarding his actual state
watch out for his safety - the person acts like he is in a different reality - he may be thinking he is going down the stair, but in reality he could be jumping from a bridge
if necessary, call an ambulance or profesional help
Name 4 examples of anxiety disorders.
GAD = generalized anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, specific phobias - arachnophobia, claustrophobia…
OCD - Name 4 themes of obsessions - compulsions
hygiene - washing and cleaning
Uncertainty – checking, planning
Order –ordering, counting
Thoughts about loosing control – following a strict routine
Unwanted thoughts – trying to replace a bad thought with a good thought
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OCD
obsessive-compulsive disorder
Depression is one of the mood disorders. Try to come up with 2 other mood disorders and briefly (1 sentence+) describe them.
Bipolar disorder = lifelong mood disorder, intense shifts: in mood, energy levels, thinking patterns, behavior, they can experience mania (over-the-top level of activity)
PMDD = premenstrual dysphoric disorder = 7-10 days before menstruation, more serious form of PMS, caused by hormonal changes, symptoms: insomnia, anger, anxiety, depression…
DMDD = Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder = affects children and adolescents, frequent anger outburst and irritability out of proportion
other types of depression: ex: postpartum depression
Act as a person who is experiencing a psychosis right now. Afterwards, the class will evaluate if you should get your points or not.
Key symptoms of being in a psychosis:
do not think logically, behave unpredictably or inappropriately
experience loss of normal functioning – stop expressing emotions, speak only certain phrases…
Choose someone from your team, that person is gonna pretend and act like he / she has some SPECIFIC phobia. The rest of the team has to guess the exact name of the phobia (e.g. not just fear of books).
If correct - points go to the team
If not - other teams may guess and get the points
Unwanted / uncontrolled thoughts are symptoms of both - PTSD and OCD. Name specific examples of different unwanted thoughts that may occur during PTSD (2 examples) / during OCD (2 examples). - also explain the situation if necessary.
PTSD - unwanted thoughts - “I wish I reacted faster so that I saved those little kids.” “It wouldn’t happen if I wasn’t out so late.”
OCD - unwanted thoughts - “I really need to reorder my wardrobe again, there is a T-shirt that has a wrong position.” “Why do I want to drive in a middle of a street full of people?”
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1. PTSD = post-traumatic stress disorder
2. postpartum depression