Bipolar Flashcards
Reason
Exact cause unknown
Genetic predisposition
Environmental factors
Physical impact
No energy after manic episode Tired due to lack of sleep Weak Aggressive Alchohol/ drug use
Intellectual impact
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
Emotional impact
Depressive- depressed, sad, worthless, suicidal ,’lack confidence, low self esteem, anxiety
Manic- active, excited, confident, special, adventurous , hallucination
Social impacts
Social exclusion may not feel accepted in public
Losing friends due to behaviour
Stopping in because of depression
Financial impacts
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
Educational barriers
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
Employment barriers
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
Societal barriers
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
Economic barriers
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
Bullying risks
Can make a person have suicide thoughts
At risk of bullying as they act differently
Stress risks
Can be stressful and annoying when mood changes constantly
Abuse risk
May be at harm of themselves
In manic state they can be very vulnerable
Self harm risk
Especially in depressed state they are weak sad and feel worthless may have suicide thoughts
Social isolation and exclusion risks
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
Practitioners
GP
counsellor
Psychaitatist
Hospital care
GP
Gives treatment diagnoses condition refers the to cohnciors and mental health teams may be involved in sectioninf
Councillor
cams
Talks about ways to manage control and help the disorder offers help and support
Psychiatrist
Makes diagnosis
Assess the condition
Provide treatment
Hospital care
Involved in sectioning in severe conditions
Observation and assessment
Legislation
Mental capacity act
Mental health act
Equality act
Mental capacity act
For people who are unable to make their own decisions they lack the capacity
Mental health acg
Protects people with mental Health issues may allow them to be sectioned
Equality act
Prevents against discrimination allows them to be treated equally
