PSYC 300 Study Guide - Final Guide: Mixed Affective State, Lithium Carbonate, Cyclothymia
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Bipolar and related disorders: symptoms include both elevated (mania) and lowered (depressive) mood. Bipolar disorders: bipolar i, bipolar ii, clear manic episodes, hypomanic episodes only, cyclothymic disorder, duration of 2 years, less severe cycling of mood. Manic episode: a distinct period of abnormally elevated mood, at least 3 symptoms for at least 1 week: Inflated self-esteem or grandiosity: decreased need for sleep, more talkative than usual, pressured speech, flight of ideas, racing thoughts, distractibility, excessive involvement in pleasurable activities that have potential for. Psychotic features: delusions, grandeur, special mission, hallucinations, auditory. Clinical picture: more often initially present with depression, early onset severe depressive episodes more likely to become. Bipolar: mania often mixed with depressed mood, higher rate of comorbid medical conditions (reed et al, 2009, comorbid psychological conditions, ptsd (mcelroy, 2001, alcohol dependence (regier, 1990) Cyclothymic disorder: bipolar disorder equally common in m & w, women more likely to have mixed episodes.
