Bipolar Disorders
Bipolar I requires this type of mood episode.
What is a Manic episode?
These disorders begin early in development and involve persistent patterns over time.
What are neurodevelopmental disorders?
This term describes a loss of contact with reality involving perception and thinking disturbances.
What is psychosis?
Personality disorders require that symptoms present in what type of pattern.
What is pervasive and inflexible across contexts?
These measures are used after screening to assess specific symptom areas more deeply.
What are Level 2 measures?
This is the first-line treatment for bipolar disorder.
What is psychotropic medication?
This key feature distinguishes ADHD from typical childhood behavior.
What is persistent and impairing symptoms across settings?
This phase occurs before full psychotic symptoms and includes subtle behavioral changes.
What is the prodromal phase?
This cluster is characterized by emotional instability and impulsivity.
What is Cluster B?
These measures screen for symptoms across multiple domains of mental health.
What are Level 1 Cross-Cutting Measures?
These two factors differentiate mania from hypomania.
What is the level of impairment and duration of symptoms?
Mania = more than 1 week, marked impairment
Hypomania = more than 4 days, less severe
This disorder involves impulsive, disproportionate aggression followed by remorse.
What is Intermittent Explosive Disorder?
These symptoms reflect a reduction in normal functioning, such as avolition or flat affect.
What are negative symptoms?
This is the key difference between borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder.
What is duration and pattern of mood changes (rapid/reactive vs. episodic)?
This tool assesses functioning across domains such as mobility, cognition, and daily activities.
What is WHODAS 2.0?
This psychosocial intervention for the treatment of Bipolar Disroders focuses on regulating circadian rhythms and daily routines.
What is Social Rhythm Therapy?
Neurodevelopmental disorders are so termed because of they begin during this developmental period.
What is early developmental periods?
This is the primary goal of treatment during the active phase of schizophrenia.
What is stabilization and symptom management?
Antisocial Personality Disorder requires what previous diagnosis.
What is Conduct Disorder?
This is a major strength of the DSM.
What is that it provides a shared diagnostic language?
A client experiences elevated mood, decreased need for sleep, and risky behavior for 5 days without impairment. This is an example of what type of mood episode.
What is a hypomanic episode?
No marked impairment and insufficient duration for mania.
What is ODD may precede Conduct Disorder?
These are some reasons that catatonia can represent a medical emergency.
What is risk of dehydration and medical complications?
What is gradually with experience and effort?
This concept highlights that individuals with the same diagnosis can present with very different symptom profiles.
What is symptom heterogeneity?