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Abnormal Psychology
Psy 280, Section 1
Mood Disorders, Chapter 7
Learning Objectives:
1. Be able to describe the essential features of all of the mood disorders, including
Major Depressive Disorder, Dysthymia, Bipolar I and II Disorder, and Cyclothymia.
2. Be able to identify and describe the main features of the 6 specifiers of a mood
episode.
3. Identify the main features of the 3 course specifiers of recurrent episodes.
4. Be able to describe the prevalence of mood disorders in males and females, children
and adolescents, and the elderly.
5. Be able to describe relationships between depression and anxiety.
6. Be able to describe the role of stressful life events in mood disorders.
7. Be able to recognize and describe the features of Beck’s cognitive triad for
depression.
8. Be able to compare and contrast Seligman’s learned helplessness theory of depression
and Beck’s cognitive triad theory.
9. Be able to compare and contrast the drug and psychological treatments for mood
disorders.
10. Recognize the risk factors for suicide.
11. Recognize gender differences in suicide attempts and completions.
12. Be able to define the following terms:
anhedonia
pathological grief reaction
hypomanic episode
cyclothymic disorder
double depression
catalepsy
mood congruent psychotic features
mood incongruent psychotic features
rapid-cycling pattern
interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)
maintenance treatment
suicidal attempts
suicidal ideation
psychological autopsy