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Concept Map: Mood and Affect
Amanda Egert; Manu Gill; and Kimberly Lee
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Mood and affect concept map description: This is a concept map that shows the components of mood and affect. It starts with the definition: the way a person feels and acts. And then continues with the components of mood and affect:
Scope
- Mood Spectrum
- Severe Mania
- Hypomania
- Euthymia
- Melancholy
- Severe Melancholy
Assessment
- agitation, sadness, speech
- energy, cognition, functional impairment
- mental status assessment
- suicidal ideation
- must monitor for adverse effects of medication treatment such as serotonin symptoms suicidal ideation
Management
- improvement of social determinants of health
- mental status exam and screening instruments
- psychotherapy pharmacotherapy (antidepressants, anti-mania, antipsychotics, CNS depressants)
Consequences
- High use of medical care
- Potential for suicide
- Social and relational impacts
- Cognitive impacts
Physiological Process
- Cerebral Cortex
- reduced blood flow and abnormal phosphorous metabolism (especially in the prefrontal cortex)
- Neurotransmitters
- Dopamine
- Serotonin
- Norepinephrine