Types of Bipolar and Depressive Disorders
This type of bipolar disorder is characterized by at least one manic episode that lasts a week or more.
What is Bipolar I Disorder?
This term describes the experience of speaking rapidly with an inability to stop, commonly observed during manic episodes.
What is pressured speech?
What is the amygdala?
This Dutch painter, believed to have experienced psychotic episodes and intense mood swings, famously cut off part of his ear.
Who is Vincent van Gogh?
This disorder is characterized by at least one hypomanic episode and one major depressive episode, without any manic episodes.
What is Bipolar II Disorder?
This common symptom of mania might lead individuals to feel as though they are more talented, wealthy, or capable than others.
What is grandiosity?
This brain region, which is associated with memory formation and emotional responses, has been shown to be smaller in people who have depression.
What is the hippocampus?
This American poet and novelist, whose life and work reflected themes of despair and intense emotion, underwent ECT and died by suicide at age 30. She wrote The Bell Jar.
This disorder involves chronic mood fluctuations between hypomania and mild depression for at least two years.
What is Cyclothymic Disorder?
This is a symptom that can be present in both depression and mania. However, in depression this symptom can involve an increase or decrease but in mania there is only a decrease.
What is change in sleep?
This neurotransmitter is the second "S" in "SSRI," a group of medications used to treat depression and anxiety.
What is serotonin?
This composer, suspected to have bipolar disorder, was known for his intense moods and creativity, with periods of isolation and despair that influenced his work.
Who is Beethoven?
In children and adolescents, this recently added diagnosis addresses frequent severe outbursts that are inconsistent with developmental level and occur three or more times per week.
What is Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder?
This symptom of depression is denoted by the "c" in the mnemonic SIGECAPS.
What is poor concentration?
This brain region, often hypoactive in depression, is associated with regulating emotions and making decisions.
This award winning movie depicted the story of the famous mathematician, John Nash, and his struggle with schizophrenia.
What is A Beautiful Mind?
Name two main differences between Major Depressive Disorder and Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)
What are severity and duration (episodic vs. chronic)?
What is major depressive disorder?
This neurotransmitter is associated with reward, pleasure, and motivation and may be decreased in people with depression.
What is dopamine?
This professor of psychiatry who wrote An Unquiet Mind has openly discussed her personal experience with bipolar disorder and contributed significantly to mood disorder research.
Who is Kay Redfeld Jamison?