Bipolar Variations
This is the mental health condition that involves extreme mood swings, ranging from depressive episodes to manic or hypomanic episodes.
What is Bipolar Disorder?
This term refers to core principles that guide people's behavior and decisions, often influencing their worldview.
What are values?
This active listening technique involves reflecting back the feelings or content of what the speaker has shared, confirming understanding.
What is reflective listening?
This is a simple coping strategy often used to calm oneself in a stressful situation by focusing on breathing and grounding techniques.
What is deep breathing or mindfulness?
This goal of treatment aims to reduce the severity and frequency of symptoms, allowing the individual to function better in daily life.
What is symptom reduction?
This term refers to a type of bipolar disorder where the individual experiences episodes of hypomania (less severe mania) and depression.
What is Bipolar II Disorder?
These are deeply held convictions or principles that usually form as a result of personal experiences, cultural influences, and spiritual beliefs.
What are beliefs?
When practicing active listening, this is the term for maintaining eye contact, nodding, and leaning slightly forward to show engagement.
What is nonverbal communication or active body language?
This type of coping strategy involves recognizing negative emotions and choosing to replace them with more positive ones.
What is cognitive reframing or positive thinking?
This treatment goal focuses on helping the person develop coping mechanisms and skills to manage their condition.
What is skill building or coping skills development?
This is the diagnostic name for bipolar disorder where the person experiences episodes of mania, depression, and mixed features (a combination of both).
What is Bipolar I Disorder with Mixed Features?
This type of belief involves the perception of certain actions as inherently right or wrong, often shaped by a person's values system.
What are moral beliefs?
This type of question used in active listening aims to clarify information by asking the speaker to elaborate or explain further.
What is an open-ended question?
This is the term for engaging in physical activity as a way of managing stress, improving mood, and coping with emotional distress.
What is exercise or physical activity?
The goal of treatment in this approach is to provide a supportive environment where the individual feels heard, understood, and validated.
What is therapeutic support or emotional support?
This condition, often misdiagnosed as major depressive disorder, involves at least one episode of hypomania, but the depressive episodes are typically more intense.
What is Cyclothymic Disorder?
The belief in doing what is morally right and just, often associated with honesty and fairness.
What is integrity?
This element of active listening involves making sure the speaker knows you're focused on their message, without interruptions or distractions.
What is attentive listening or focused listening?
In this coping technique, individuals express their feelings and thoughts to a trusted person or group to gain emotional support.
What is emotional expression or talking it out?
This goal focuses on preventing the recurrence of episodes, whether manic or depressive, by maintaining a stable mood.
What is mood stabilization or relapse prevention?
These are the most common mood episodes experienced in bipolar I disorder.
What are manic episodes and depressive episodes?
This is the belief that it’s important to act kindly and helpfully toward others, often associated with being generous.
What is altruism?
This is the term for interpreting not only the words spoken but also the emotions, intentions, and body language behind the message.
What is empathetic listening?
This strategy involves finding meaning or growth through hardship, often seen as a coping mechanism for trauma or adversity.
What is post-traumatic growth?
This long-term treatment goal involves improving overall quality of life, enhancing social, emotional, and vocational functioning.
What is overall functional improvement or quality of life enhancement?