What is Bipolar Disorder?
a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings.
What are three types of bipolar disorder?
Bipolar 1, Bipolar 2, and cyclothymia
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Substance use causes bipolar disorder.
What is false.
What is hypomanic episode?
a period of abnormally elevated, irritable mood and high energy lasting at least 4 consecutive days.
Treatment should not be stopped, even when bipolar symptoms subside.
What is true.
Significant fatigue, changes in sleep or appetite, feelings of worthlessness, and difficulty concentrating.
What is a depressive episode symptom.
Feeling overexcited, jumpy, or wired with racing and/or jumbled thoughts and ideas. Behaviors might be impulsive, dangerous, expensive, or reckless.
Manic episode
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There are only a few treatments for bipolar disorder.
False - there are multiple including CBT
What type of disorder is Bipolar Disorder?
What is mood disorder
Decreased need for sleep, racing thoughts, rapid speech, grandiosity, extreme distractibility, and impulsive, risky behaviors like excessive spending or sexual indiscretions.
What is manic episode symptom
Mood episodes that include symptoms of both mania and depression. A person might feel very sad or hopeless while at the same time feeling extremely energized. Trouble sleeping, major changes in appetite, and suicidal thoughts can be part of a mixed state.
What are mixed episodes.
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There’s a simple test for bipolar disorder
A less extreme form of mania. A person may feel very good, be highly productive, and function well. However, it can devolve into severe mania or depression without proper treatment.
What is hypomania
People with bipolar disorder switch frequently between manic and depressed moods
False - manic to depressed episodes can be long or short, depending on the person.