Treatment
What are the three most common mood stabilizers?
Vraylar, Lamictal, and Lithium
What skill involves identifying vulnerabilities, consequences, problem behaviors, and coping skills.
What is Chain Analysis?
How many types of bipolar are there?
5
Bipolar 1, Bipolar II, Cyclothymic, Substance induced, and unspecified bipolar
What is mania?
Grandiosity refers to a sense of specialness and self-importance
What are the 5 love languages?
Physical touch
Words of affirmation
Acts of services
Gifts
Quality Time
100 Extra points if you know your partners primary love language
What is DBT?
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
What is the skill that teaches us to not to view things as 'good' or 'bad' or 'right' or 'wrong'.
What is non-judgmentalness?
Our ________ and social support play a large part of maintaining stability.
Environment
What is cycling?
Where a person with bipolar disorder repeatedly swings from a high to a low phase quickly
What is Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
What is the most effective combination for treatment?
Therapy and Medication
What are the 3 components of Wise Mind?
Rational mind, wise mind and emotional mind?
How long is typical mania?
One week, no time limit
What is Grandiosity?
Grandiosity refers to a sense of specialness and self-importance
How long is the typical DBT treatment?
6-12 months
Two things can be true at the same time.
What are the two known causes for Bipolar?
Brain chemistry and genetics
Extra 100: What is the percentage of increase in risk if you have a first generation relative with DBT
What is a mixed episode?
where a person with bipolar disorder experiences symptoms of depression and mania together; for example, overactivity with a depressed mood
What are the four objectives of DBT?
Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Distress Tolerance and Emotion Regulation.
What is Validation?
Validation communicates to someone else that their thoughts, feelings, and actions are important and understandable
What are the two main differences between Bipolar Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder?
Cause and treatment
What is hypomania?
Less severe form of mania that still includes increased energy, goal directed behavior and increased reckless behavior.