Mood Disorders Flashcards
1
Q
What is bipolar disorder
A
Episodes of mania are experienced with or without depression
2
Q
How does this differ from the normal iOS and downs of everyday life
A
Extensive and extreme
3
Q
What is the beck depression inventory
A
Self report measure of the severity of depression
4
Q
Symptoms of depression categories into what
A
Affect
Behaviour
Cognition
5
Q
Advantages and disadvantages of mood problem measurement as a self report
A
Less direct than having a person ask you, may not feel judged by a person asking you or less embarrassed
Questions don’t allow any explanation per say
Requires the individual to have insight into themselves
