Module 23:Mood Disorder

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Module 23Mood DisorderSchizophrenia

• Stephany Hernandez
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Dissociative Amnesia

• Characterized by the inability to recall
  important personal information or events and is
  usually associated with stressful or traumatic
  events. The importance or extent of the
  information forgotten is too great to be
  explained by normal forgetfulness.

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Dissociative Fugue

• Dissociative Fugue is a disturbance marked by
  suddenly and unexpectedly traveling away from
  home or place of work and being unable to recall
  ones past. The person may not remember his or
  her identity or may be confused about his or her
  new, assumed identity.

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Dissociative Identity Disorder

• Dissociative identity disorder(Multiple
  personality disorder) is the presence of two or
  more distinct identities or personality states,
  each with its own patters of perceiving,
  thinking about, and relating to the world.
  Different personality states may take control of
  the individual's thoughts and behaviors at
  different times.

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Cultural Diversity

• Interpreting Symptoms
• Many cultures believe that if they suffer from a
  dissociative disorder they are being possessed by
  an evil spirit.
• In gender
• Compared with men, over twice as many women
  report problems with depression. This study was
  made in 1994 in the US.

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Depression

• Major depressive disorder is marked by at least
  two weeks of continually being in a bad mood,
  having no interest in anything, and getting no
  pleasure form activities

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Symptoms of Depression

• A person must have at least four of the following
  symptoms problems with eating, sleeping,
  thinking, concentrating, or making decisions,
  lacking energy, thinking about suicide, and
  feeling worthless or guilty.