Mood Disorder

-unhappy with at least two weeks with no apparent cause.

-depression is the common cold of psychological disorders 

Dysthymic Disorder

-suffering from mild depression everyday for at least two years

SAD Seasonal Affective Disorder 

-experience depression during the winter months

-based not on temperature, but on amount of sunlight 

Bipolar Disorder 

-formally manic depression 

-involves periods of depression and manic episodes 

-manic episodes involves feelings of high energy (but they tend to differ a lot... Some get confident and some get irritable) 

V. Personality Disorders 

-well established. Maladaptive ways of behaving that negatively affect people's ability to function 

-dominates their personality 

Anti Personality Disorders

-lack of empathy

-little regard of peoples feelings

-view the world as hostile and look out for themselves 

Dependent Personality Disorder

-rely too much on the attention and help of others 

Histrionic Personality Disorder

-needs to be the center of attention

-whether acting silly or dressing provocatively 

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

-having unwanted self importance 

-thinking you are the center of the universe