Bipolar I Basics
Bipolar I requires at least one episode of this mood state.
What is mania?
Bipolar II requires at least one episode of this mood state.
What is hypomania?
Cyclothymic disorder involves mood swings lasting at least this long.
What is 2 years?
Talking very quickly, racing thoughts, and impulsivity may be signs of this state.
What is mania or hypomania?
The most common type of medication prescribed for bipolar disorder.
What are mood stabilizers?
True or False: People with Bipolar I always have depression.
What is False? (Depression is common but not required for diagnosis)
True or False: Bipolar II is “milder” than Bipolar I.
What is False? (Depression in Bipolar II can be just as severe, sometimes worse)
True or False: Symptoms in cyclothymia are less severe than full bipolar episodes.
What is true?
Oversleeping, low energy, and loss of interest in activities may be signs of this.
What is depression?
True or False: Therapy cannot help people with bipolar disorder.
What is False? (therapy is very effective along with medication)
Name one major difference between mania and hypomania.
What is severity or impairment? (mania = severe, may need hospitalization; hypomania = less severe)
Other answers include: Length of time. Hypomania = 4 days, Mania = no less than 7 days
In Bipolar II, hypomania lasts at least this many days.
What is 4 days?
Cyclothymic disorder has cycles of these two mood types.
What are hypomanic symptoms and depressive symptoms?
True or False: Mania always feels good.
What is False? (mania can feel euphoric but also irritable or scary)
This healthy habit helps regulate mood and prevent relapse.
What is good sleep hygiene?
During mania, people often have decreased need for this basic function.
What is sleep?
People with Bipolar II do NOT experience full episodes of this.
What is mania?
People with cyclothymia often describe their mood as being on a constant…
What is a roller coaster?
In severe mania, a person may experience a break from reality called this.
What is psychosis?
One coping strategy for recognizing mood changes early.
What is mood tracking or journaling?
Bipolar I episodes must last at least this long (unless hospitalization occurs).
What is 7 days?
What two types of episodes are required for a Bipolar II diagnosis?
What are hypomanic and depressive episodes?
If symptoms become more severe, cyclothymic disorder may progress into this.
What is Bipolar I or Bipolar II?
The rapid switch between depression and mania/hypomania is called this.
What is rapid cycling?
This type of support can help clients feel less alone.
What is peer support or support groups?