Cleofe Andrea G.

BS Psychology 321

Virtual On The-Job-Training

Chapter 3: Overcoming Depression and Bipolar Issues

In this course I am able to learn the five areas which affect and are connected to depression. As
well as the type of depression and its treatment.

Latest Treatment for Depression or Ketamine. Ketamine is a drug that is used to help
people who undergo surgery to become unconscious . This was used as an anesthetic .
Ketamine was not so powerful. This new treatment for depression is administered oral from but
through the vein intravenously. Sage therapeutic is one that is approved to help treat
postpartum depression. This treatment consists of about 2 days like 60 hours and the dose
might be too much for some women. This type of Postpartum depression not only affects the
mother but later some infants can experience it in their own adult life. We need to make
ourselves productive and your mood will go with the flow so we can change our mood. It's good
for our health to have a good mood everyday and it will boost our energy. Get yourself
physically moving. Through this movement it helps our body to appreciate nature that helps our
body to relax. As well as to encounter other people and have a conversation with them.

Suicidal Depression

Depression is a low , sad emotion when life seems hopeless and overwhelming.
Mania state of breathless excitement and high energy. Five clinical symptoms must persist for
at least two weeks to be called a depression. There are five areas depression expresses such
as behavior, cognition, emotion, motivation and somatic (physical).
It stated that twice the number of women with depressive episodes as men because women
are more emotional.

Behavioral symptoms: this is their action that is less energetic and productive.
Cognitive symptoms: thinking pessimistically or negatively about oneself and others.
Emotional symptoms feel little pleasure, sad, miserable or empty.
Motivational symptoms: shows no dirve or iniative ( but up to 15% scommit suicide)
Physical symptoms: have bodily pain or discomfort with sleeping and eating problems.
Depression can cause genetic inheritance which is 30% depression in certain families based on
studies, as well as stressful events in life and hormones and brain chemicals.

There are different types of Treatment for Depression like Cognitive Behavioral therapy
encourages people to start doing more activities while listening to their negative thoughts.
Biological therapy includes psychotropic drug examples of antidepressants like prozac or
electroconvulsive therapy and shock thera[hy.
Furthermore, Interpersonal therapy will help to relieve depression as much as with cognitive
therapy. This is the therapy where they isolate themselves from others.

Bipolar Disorder is a mood swings from energized and manic depression. mania lasts one
full week with symptoms which are BCEMS. Mania may evolve moving fast, thinking very rapidly
in a great mood and they become motivated to do a lot. Their depression is longer than mania
however. For treatment Lithium helps relieve symptoms in a profound way in bipolar disorder.
Anticonvulsant drugs such as Tegretol also help caml the mood swings.