exam 3 - bipolar disorder

Question 1

bipolar 1

Answer 1

most intense manic episodes with some depressive episodes

Question 2

bipolar 2

Answer 2

less intense manic episodes (hypomania) with more focus on depressive episodes

Question 3

cyclothymic disorder

Answer 3

Less severe version of BP 1 or 2, “mood swings” from hypomania to low-grade depression.
Considered to be “middle of the spectrum”

Question 4

bipolar disorder prevelance

Answer 4

0.5-2.5% aged 7-21
BP2 and cyclothymic more common
extremely rare in children

Question 5

symptoms of BP

Answer 5

emotion regulation difficulties, mania, irritability, depressed mood

Question 6

emotion regulation difficulties

Answer 6

symptom of BP
Described as “intense mood swings”
Volatile and erratic changes in mood
Struggle to control their emotions

Question 7

mania

Answer 7

Euphoria
Heightened state of well-being
Pressured speech, racing thoughts, and flight of ideas
EX// “I feel on top of the world”

Question 8

irritability

Answer 8

sensitive and easily annoyed

Question 9

____ percent of patients have first episode before age ____

Answer 9

60%, 19
typically diagnosed in 20’s
onset before 10 is rare

Question 10

____ is a huge predictor of a later BP diagnosis

Answer 10

MDD

Question 11

BP course

Answer 11

70% recover after 1 episode of a later BP diagnosis
50% will have at least 1 recurrent episode
early onset has poor prognosis

Question 12

BP outcome

Answer 12

early onset has poor prognosis
The sooner symptoms occur, typically, the more severe
Chronic and *can be * resistant to treatment