Section: 3.4 - Mood Disorder: Depression (Part 1) | Mental Health Nursing | NextGenU.org
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Student Learning Outcomes:
- Define Mood Disorder.
- Identify the types of Mood disorders.
- Define Depression.
- Explain genetic, biological, psychological, & cultural factors contributing to depressive disorders.
- Examine the connection of the genetic clusters on functional behaviors related to depressive disorders.
- Explain the influence of the prefrontal lobe, hippocampus, anterior cingulate, & amygdala on the functional and dysfunctional behaviors of individuals experiencing depression.
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Required Learning Resources and Activities
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Students mustView
Read the section “ What is Mood Disorder?” (2 min)
Cleveland Clinic
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DEPRESSION and ENVIRONMENTAL AND PERSONAL CONTRIBUTORS TO DEPRESSION” (41 min)
National Research Council
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Read the entire page (8 mins)
Gracepoint.
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Read the section “Regional Brain Abnormalities in Depression”(8 min)
Current psychiatry reports
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Read the section “SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL BRAIN ALTERATIONS IN MDD”(11 min)
CNS neuroscience & therapeutics
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Slide Deck Presentation
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Quiz: Unit 3.4 (Part 1)
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