PSYCH-230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Mania, Major Depressive Episode, Bipolar Disorder
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Characterized by mood swings between states of extreme elation and depression. People with bipolar disorder ride an emotional roller coaster, swinging from the heights of elation to the depths of depression without external cause. The first episode may be either manic or depressive. Manic episodes, typically lasting from a few weeks to several months, are generally. For one week or more, person displays a continually abnormal, inflated, unrestrained, or irritable mood as well as continually heightened energy or activity, for most of every day. Emotional state or mood of intense but unfounded elation accompanied by irritability, hyperactivity, talkativeness, flight of ideas, distractibility, and impractical, grandiose plans. A period of unrealistically heightened euphoria, extreme restlessness, and excessive activity characterized by disorganized behavior and impaired judgment. A sudden elevation or expansion of mood and feels unusually cheerful, euphoric, or optimistic. Seems to have boundless energy and is extremely sociable, although perhaps to the point of becoming overly demanding and overbearing toward others.
