PSY 433 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Hypomania, Emil Kraepelin, Bipolar Disorder
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The mood of a person in a depressive episode is referred to as constricted because the are unable to have other feelings, such as guilt. A combination of depressed and manic moods present at the same time. Even in the late 20th century, manic patients inevitably required hospitalization without days of episode onset. People suffering from a manic disorder may feel euphoria. Early on- feelings of great clarity of thought. Definitive sign and symptom develop- racing thoughts and pressured speech. Early change in vegetative function- decreased need for sleep. A sleep symptom that is seen during depressive episodes involves sleeping too much. Research shows that electroconvulsive shock can cause very sever depressive episodes to remit. Increased energy, erratic appetite, increased libido, decreased sleep. Any patient who has a hypomanic episode will eventually have mania. Mood disorders include not only symptoms of mood and affect, but also changes in thinking (cognition)
