Bipolar

Question 1

Reason

Answer 1

Exact cause unknown
Genetic predisposition
Environmental factors

Question 2

Physical impact

Answer 2

No energy after manic episode
Tired due to lack of sleep
Weak
Aggressive
Alchohol/ drug use

Question 3

Intellectual impact

Answer 3

For teens you can miss out on education by not going to school
Due to episodes too sad or too manic
Lack of concentration
Having to catch up

Question 4

Emotional impact

Answer 4

Depressive- depressed, sad, worthless, suicidal ,’lack confidence, low self esteem, anxiety

Manic- active, excited, confident, special, adventurous , hallucination

Question 5

Social impacts

Answer 5

Social exclusion may not feel accepted in public
Losing friends due to behaviour
Stopping in because of depression

Question 6

Financial impacts

Answer 6

Not Bing able to keep a job for long time
May have to work less or not at all effecting income
Family’s may have to work more
May get sacked for not going in

Question 7

Educational barriers

Answer 7

Missing school because of an episode or lack of sleep making you feel unable to get up and face the day or exhausted from mania

May be punished for bad behaviour

Question 8

Employment barriers

Answer 8

Lack of opportunities due to discrimination or low expectations of ability
Hard to keep A job as severe stayed can make you feel unable to leave the house may be unable to work

Question 9

Societal barriers

Answer 9

Pow expectations of ability
Friends may not ask you out if they think you’ll say no because of ya mood
May lose friends
Ignorance

Question 10

Economic barriers

Answer 10

Loss of job can effect income making it hard to pay bills
Waiting list for counselling due to cutbacks
It they don’t get the grades at school can effect what job they can get

Question 11

Bullying risks

Answer 11

Can make a person have suicide thoughts

At risk of bullying as they act differently

Question 12

Stress risks

Answer 12

Can be stressful and annoying when mood changes constantly

Question 13

Abuse risk

Answer 13

May be at harm of themselves

In manic state they can be very vulnerable

Question 14

Self harm risk

Answer 14

Especially in depressed state they are weak sad and feel worthless may have suicide thoughts

Question 15

Social isolation and exclusion risks

Answer 15

Not going out because they are embarrassed
Staying in when depressed isolating themselves from friends and family
Not going out because they are scared incase they have episode
People may avoid them out of ignorance
Lose friends due to extreme behaviours

Question 16

Practitioners

Answer 16

GP
counsellor
Psychaitatist
Hospital care

Question 17

GP

Answer 17

Gives treatment diagnoses condition refers the to cohnciors and mental health teams may be involved in sectioninf

Question 18

Councillor

Answer 18

cams

Talks about ways to manage control and help the disorder offers help and support

Question 19

Psychiatrist

Answer 19

Makes diagnosis
Assess the condition
Provide treatment

Question 20

Hospital care

Answer 20

Involved in sectioning in severe conditions

Observation and assessment

Question 21

Legislation

Answer 21

Mental capacity act
Mental health act
Equality act

Question 22

Mental capacity act

Answer 22

For people who are unable to make their own decisions they lack the capacity

Question 23

Mental health acg

Answer 23

Protects people with mental Health issues may allow them to be sectioned

Question 24

Equality act

Answer 24

Prevents against discrimination allows them to be treated equally