ANCC Certification PMHNP Chapter 7

Mood Disorders Most common psych illnesses Primary characteristic is persistent disturbance in mood Major Depressive Disorder Often occurs without precipitating event MDD Object loss theory Fairbairn, Winnicott & guntrip Aggression turned inward theory of MDD Freud Cognitive Theory Beck Learned Helplessness-Hopelessness Theory Seligman Genetic predisposition Strong genetic load for depression for child of depressed parent -having 3 fold increase in lifetime risk of MDD & 40% chance of d...

Mood Disorders Most common psych illnesses Primary characteristic is persistent disturbance in mood Major Depressive Disorder Often occurs without precipitating event MDD Object loss theory Fairbairn, Winnicott & guntrip Aggression turned inward theory of MDD Freud Cognitive Theory Beck Learned Helplessness-Hopelessness Theory Seligman Genetic predisposition Strong genetic load for depression for child of depressed parent -having 3 fold increase in lifetime risk of MDD & 40% chance of de...

Mood Disorders Most common psych illnesses Primary characteristic is persistent disturbance in mood Major Depressive Disorder Often occurs without precipitating event MDD Object loss theory Fairbairn, Winnicott & guntrip Aggression turned inward theory of MDD Freud Cognitive Theory Beck Learned Helplessness-Hopelessness Theory Seligman Genetic predisposition Strong genetic load for depression for child of depressed parent -having 3 fold increase in lifetime risk of MDD & 40% chance of de...