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| A low, sad state marked by significant levels of sadness, lack of energy, low self-worth, guilt, or related symptoms | ||
| A state or episode of euphoria or frenzied activity in which people may have an exaggerated belief that the world is theirs for the taking | ||
| Depression without a history of mania | ||
| A disorder marked by alternating or intermixed periods of mania and depression | ||
| A severe pattern of depression that is disabling and is not caused by such factors as drugs or a general medical condition | ||
| A mood disorder that is similar to but longer-lasting and less disabling that a major depressive disorder | ||
| A neurotransmitter whose abnormal activity is linked to depression and panic disorder | ||
| A neurotransmitter whose abnormal activity is linked to depression, OCD, and eating disorders | ||
| According to Freudian theory, the loss of a valued object | ||
| A pattern of depressed behavior found among very young children that is caused by separation from one's mother | ||
| The three forms of negative thinking that Aaron Beck theorizes lead people to feel depressed. The triad consists of a negative view of one's experiences, oneself, and the future | ||
| Numerous unpleasant thoughts that help to cause or maintain depression, anxiety, or other forms of psychological dysfunction | ||
| A type of bipolar disorder marked by full manic and major depressive episodes | ||
| A type of bipolar disorder marked by mildly manic episodes and major depressive episodes | ||
| A disorder marked by numerous periods of hypomanic symptoms and mild depressive symptoms | ||
| A therapy developed by Aaron Beck that helps people identify and change the maladaptive assumptions and ways of thinking that help cause their psychological disorders | ||
| A treatment for unipolar depression that is based on the belief that clarifying and changing one's interpersonal problems ill help lead to recovery | ||
| A therapy format in which the therapists works with two people who share a long-term relationship | ||
| A treatment for depression in which electrodes attached to a patient's head send an electrical current though the brain, causing a convulsion | ||
| An antidepressant drug that prevents the action of the enzyme monoamine oxidase | ||
| An antidepressant drug such as imipramine that has three rings in its molecular structure | ||
| A group of second generation antidepressant drugs that increase serotonin activity specifically, without affecting other neurotransmitters | ||
| A treatment procedure for depression in which an implanted pulse generator sends regular electrical signals to a person's vagus nerve; the never, in turn, stimulates the brain | ||
| A treatment procedure for depression in which an electromagnetic coil, which is placed on or above a person's, sends a current into the individual's brain | ||
| A treatment procedure for depression in which a pacemaker powers electrodes that have been implanted in Brodmann Area 25, thus stimulating that brain area | ||
| A metallic element that occurs in nature as a mineral salt and is an effective treatment for bipolar disorders | ||
| Psychotropic drugs that help stabilize the moods of people suffering from bipolar mood disorder | ||
| Chemical changes within a neuron just after the neuron receives a neurotransmitter message and just before it responds |
