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Limbic structures - ANS-Name the part of the brain r/t depression that deals with:
emotional alterations/changes
Cerebellum - ANS-Name the part of the brain r/t depression that deals with:
psychomotor retardation/agitation
Frontal cortex - ANS-Name the part of the brain r/t depression that deals with:
depressed mood, difficulty concentrating
Hypothalamus - ANS-Name the part of the brain r/t depression that deals with:
increased/decreased sleep/appetite, low energy levels and decreased libido
Amygdala - ANS-Name the part of the brain r/t depression that deals with: anhedonia,
anxiety, low motivation
Hippocampus - ANS-Name the part of the brain r/t depression that deals with: memory
impairment, feelings of worthlessness, hopelessness, & guilt
Melancholia - ANS-Freud presented this in 1917. He defined the distinguishing features
of ____ as: "... profoundly painful defection, cessation of interest in the outside world,
loss of the capacity to love, inhibiting of all activity, and lowering of the self-regarding
feelings to a degree that finds utterances in self-reproaches and self-revilings, and
culminates in a delusional expectation of punishment.
Cognitive therapy - ANS-____ focuses on helping the individual to alter mood by
changing the way he or she thinks.
Transactional Model - ANS-______ suggest that there is no clear, single theory or
hypothesis existing that explains depressive disorders. This model recognizes that
depressive disorders may be causes from one or more of the following: genetics,
biochemical, psychosocial.
Object loss theory - ANS-This theory suggest that depressive illness occurs as a result
of having been abandoned by or otherwise separated form a significant other during the
first 6 months of life.
, Anaclitic depression - ANS-Object loss theory-> The concept of "_____ _____" was
introduced in 1964 by psychiatrist Rene Spitz to refer to children who became
depressed after being separated from their mothers for an extended period of time
during the first year of life.
xs crying, anorexia, withdrawal, *psychomotor retardation, stupor, and generalized
impairment in the normal growth and develop. process - ANS-Object loss theory-> The
condition, anaclitic depression, includes behaviors such as what?
Learning theory-> "learned helplessness" - ANS-The model of "_____ ______" arises
out of Seligman's (1973) experiments with dogs. A similar state of helplessness occurs
in humans who experience numerous failures (either real or perceived).
Norepinephrine - ANS-Which neurotransmitter is a key component in the mobilization of
the body to deal with stressful situation?
Serotonin - ANS-Neurons that contain which neurotransmitter are critically involved in
the regulation of mood, anxiety, arousal, vigilance, irritability, thinking, cognition,
appetite, aggression, and circadian rhythm?
tryptophan - ANS-The precursor of serotonin, ____ enhances the efficacy of
antidepressant medications and on occasion effective as an antidepressant itself.
Dopamine - ANS-Which neurotransmitter is thought to exert a strong influence over
mood and behavior?
Mild depressive episodes - ANS-_____ occur when the grief process is triggered in
response to the loss of a valued object. This can occur with the loss of a loved one, pet,
friend, home, ect. As one is able to work through the stages of grift, the loss is
accepted, symptoms subside, and activities of daily living are resumed within a few
weeks.
Moderate depression - ANS-_____ occurs when grief is prolonged or exaggerated. The
individual becomes fixed in the anger stage of the grief response, and the anger is
turned inward on the self. All of the feelings associated with normal grieving are
exaggerated out of proportion, and the individual is unable to function without
assistance.
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