PSY 240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Major Depressive Episode, Bipolar Ii Disorder, Bipolar I Disorder
25 Jul 2016
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Embarrassing habit that she has had since she was an adolescent girl in which she pulls out her own hair. Susan reports spending approximately 30 minutes each day pulling out her hair, primarily from her scalp. Susan has several bald spots on her scalp due to her hair-pulling. She denies pulling her hair in response to specific thoughts or worries. Rather, she describes a strong urge to hair-pull, and explains that she feels very tense if she tries not to act on her urge. She has attempted to stop her bad habit several times on her own in the past, but her efforts have been unsuccessful. Alternations between major depressive episodes and manic episodes. Alternations between major depressive episodes and hypomanic episodes. Alternations between less severe depressive and hypomanic periods https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=rac9zz_2jhm&feature=channel. All of the specifiers for depressive disorders may also apply to bipolar disorders. Additional specifier unique to bipolar disorders = rapid cycling specifier.
