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8B - Bipolar disordersThursday, March 11, 2021
8:12 AM
*Mini-lecture 1 : Comparing mood disorders
Comparing mood disorders
On a scale and people can fluctuate through situations
o Hypomania: high energy; often more productive
o Mania: levels of distress an impairment of function; very rare to see it by
itself
o Cyclothymia: wont reach extreme ends, but will have lessened experiences
of the extremes
o Bipolar disorder (Type II): never reached manic state, but has depressive
episodes
o Bipolar disorder (Type I): has manic and depressive states
Infographic of how symptoms of psych. disorders relate to one another to lead to
diagnosis
*Mini-lecture 2 : Bipolar disorders - A real life perspective (Brianna Ching)
What is bipolar disorder?
Bipolar means "to ends"
o Unipolar means "one end" which is like depression
It is a mental illness that brings severe high and low moods and changes in sleep, energy,
thinking, and behavior. Importantly, it must interfere with daily functioning
Full remission: fully recover between episodes
Partial remission: retains some symptoms between episodes
Difference between Bipolar I, II, and cyclothymia
Baseline / normal
Bipolar I
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