bipolar disordr Flashcards
mood marked by
alternating periods of depression and mania/hypomania
depression
extremely low, unhappy mood, other stuff
mania
excited mood
excessivly and unrealistically positive and energetic
major depressive disorder
more common in women
appears in late 20s
more frequent among SES groups
often triggered by psychosocial stressors
less heritable compared to bipolar
bipolar
men and women equal risk
start in late teens to early 20s
more frequent among higher SES groups
less often tirggered by stress
greater genetic basis compared to mdd
bipolar I
sever full blown manic sympotoms, usally accompanined bt one or more periods of major depresion
bipolar II
all depressive eps are followed in addition to a hypomanic episode
cyclothymic disorder
moods fluctutate over 2 year but both episodes not that bad
bipolar with mixed features
3+ depressive symptoms durring a manic ep or vice versa
bipolar with psychotic features
delusions or hallunicinarions are presnedt durring the modd epidsode
bipolar with rapid cycling`
4+ mood episodes wn a year
bipolar with seasonal patterns
regular seasonal pattern of at least one type of mood episode`