-Experience extreme or inappropriate emotion
-Two types: Major Depression and Bipolar Disorder
Major Depression
-AKA unipolar depression
-unhappy for at least two weeks with no apparent cause
-depression is the common cold of psychological disorders
Seasonal Affective Disorder
-Experience depression during the winter months
-based on amount of sunlight, not on temperature
-can be treated with light therapy
Postpartum Depression
-depression in women after giving birth
Bipolar Disorder
-Formally known as manic depression
-Involves periods of depression and manic episodes manic episodes involve feelings of high energy (but they tend to differ a lot, some get confident while others get irritable)
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