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Bipolar _ disorder: Manic episodes or mixed episodes plus MDE

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Bipolar _ disorder: Major depressive episodes plus hypomanic episodes

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________: hypomanic symptoms plus depressive symptoms

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Cyclothymia

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What is cyclothymia?

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Hypomanic symptoms plus depressive symptoms

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What is bipolar 1 characterised by?

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manic episodes or mixed episodes plus MDE

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What is bipolar 2 characterised?

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major depressive episodes plus hypomanic episodes

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What is the key feature of bipolar disorder?

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The tendency for mood to alternate between manic or hypomanic episodes and MDEs

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If a patient has:

  • Period of abnormally and persistently elevated or irritable mood
  • Abnormally and persistently increases goal directed activity or energy

They most likely are having a …..

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manic episode

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What is a hypomanic in relation to a manic episode?

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It is not as severe, does not cause significant impairment or psychotic symptoms, and is shorter

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__________ disorders are characterised by sad, empty, or irritable mood accompanied by a range of other features such as feelings of worthlessness and low energy

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Depressive

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_________ ___________ __________ is characterised by a continuous period of at least two weeks during which the person feels depressed, sad, empty, or hopeless.

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Major depressive disorder

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What is anhedonia?

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Inability to experience pleasure for previously pleasurable activities

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Inability to experience pleasure for previously pleasurable activities is called?

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anhedonia

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A __________ is an extension to the diagnosis that further clarifies the course, severity or special features of the disorder.

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Specifier

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What are the four specifiers in MDD?

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  • Severity
  • numer of episodes
  • degree of recovery between episodes
  • whether there are accompanying psychotic features
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What does “MDD with peripartum onset” mean?

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MDE’s that occur during pregnancy

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What increases the risk of MDE permperipartum onset?

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Women experiencing psychosocial pressures

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__% of people with MDD report significant _______ symptoms

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50 ; anxiety

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What disorder is characterised by severe temper outbursts and persistent irritability and anger that is out of proportion and developmentally inappropriate?

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Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

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What is dysthymia now called?

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Persistant mood disorder

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What is the difference between MDD and persistent mood disorder?

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PMD is less severe but more chronic

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What are the five things that Risk Assessment looks for?

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  • Suicide
  • Self Harm
  • Violence
  • Reputation
  • Financial Harm
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What is the most commonly assessed type of risk associated with depression and schizophrenia?

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Suicide

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What is an example of risk of violence that a psychologist would help with?

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3rd command hallucinations

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What risk to self is most associated with psychotic disorders and particularly mania?
Risk of reputation
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Risk of financial harm is associated with ______
Mania
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What are the six questions that assess danger to self (suicide)?
- Suicide ideation? - Suicidal plan? - Access to plan? - Preparations made? - Command hallucinations? - Family/network history?
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Do people with dysthymic disorder (or persistent depressive disorder) normally go on to have depressive episodes?
Yes (it is called the double depression)
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If you were depressed for most days for at least 2 years you might have....
Persistent depressive disorder
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What are the median onset ages for MDD and PDD?
30 and 20s
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What is the average duration of the first Major Depressive episode?
4 - 9 months `
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What are the DSM 5 specifiers of Bipolar Disorder?
- Seasonal - Portpartum (4 weeks after giving birth) - Catatonic features (physical symptoms) - Psychotic features (delusions or hallucinations)
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Manic episodes are more common in _____ while rapid cycling more common in _____
men; women
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What are the negative triad features?
Negative view of: - self - World - Future
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What is a negative schema?
Tendency to see the world negatively
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Negative schemas can cause cognitive ____
Biases
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Drawing a conclusion in the absence of sufficient information is called _______ _______
Arbitrary inference
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______ _______: Focus on one element while ignoring all others
selective abstraction
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What are the three pessimistic attributional styles?
Internal; Stable; Global
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In the goal dysregulation model...mania is the result of excessive ____ engagement
Goal
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__________ is the first line treatment in bipolar disorders
Medication
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Problems associated with unipolar depression are increased rick of _______, difficulties performing occupational or social activities, _______ disorders and physical health
suicide; anxiety
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What factors increase the risk of suicide (5)?
- Being a male - co-occurence of substance abuse disorder - stressful life events - previous history of suicide attempts - parent child conflict (for children/adolescents)
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What three factors generally separate suicide ideators and suicide attempters?
unemployment, physical ill health, and relationship difficulties
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Do anxiety disorders or depressive disorders normally precede the other?
Anxiety disorders
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__________ has been associated with poorer immune system functioning
depression
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Particualr parenting styles can impact an individuals risk of contracting major ________ ________
depressive disorder
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The main neurotransmitters implicated with depression are __________, ______________, _____________.
Serotonin; Noradrenaline; Dopamine
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Serotonin; Noradrenaline and Dopamine are monoamines that are concentrated in the ________ system
limbic
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People who are depressed tend to demonstrate chronic overactivity of the __________ - _________ - _________ axis, which in turn affects the way in which monoamine neurotransmitters work in the brain
hypothalamic - pituitary - adrenal
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There is strong evidence that stressful life events can act as causal triggers for depressive episodes and they typically precede the episode by _ to _ months
6 - 9
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What type of life events are particularly associated with the onset of a depressive episode?
Loss and failure
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__________ theories have dominated psychological aetiology theories towards depression
cognitive
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Is the learned helplessness model associated with depression?
Yes. Individuals can learn to have learned helplessness
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The negative attributional style is one that interprets negative life events as being due to internal, ________, and ________ factors
global; stable
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Aaron Beck proposed that negative experiences in childhood may result in the development of dysfunctional core beliefs about the ____, others, and the ______
self; world
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What are the three factors of the negative triad?
Negative view of self, the world, and the future
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___________ models of depression suggest that depression is maintained because there are benefits for depressed behaviours
behavioural
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__________ theories hold that depression is a form of pathological grief
psychoanalytic
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One type of family communication style of _____ _____, which entails high levels of criticism, hostility and/or over - involvement
expressed emotions
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The key aim of _______ based ______ _______ is to teach individuals to develop a different relationship to their negative thinking
mindfullness based cognitive therapy
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_________ disorder: mood disorder marked by manic/hypomanic episodes and depressive episodes (previously called ______-depression)
Bipolar; manic
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John Cade believed that _____ ( a protein breakdown product in urine) was a causal factor in what he refferred to as manic depressive insanity
urea
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In memory of his work...bipolar 1 is termed "_____'s disease"
Cades
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A ________ ________ requires that a person show elevated, expansive or irritable mood and abnormally and persistently increased gold-directed activity or energy.
Manic episode
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Individuals must experience manic symptoms for at least __ days to be marked as bipolar disorder
7 (one week)
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___________ is the sense that anything is possible
grandiosity
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Does hypomania involve hallucinations and delusions?
Not normally
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Does hypomania markedly interfere with daily functioning?
No
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Are major depressive episodes required for a bipolar 1 disorder?
No, but they usually accompany manic episodes
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________ _ disorder is characterised by the presence of one or more manic episodes
bipolar 1
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Is at least one depressive episode and hypomanic period required for the diagnosis of bipolar 1 or bipolar 2 disorder?
Bipolar 2
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What is the criteria of rapid cycling bipolar disorder?
At least four or more experiences with either bipolar (manic or depressive) episodes a year
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_________ disorder is a more chronic but less severe type of bipolar disorder
cyclothymic
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_________ disorder can be prone to both under and over diagnosing
bipolar
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The most common under diagnosis for patients with bipolar disorder are either __________ or __________
schizophrenic or depression (unipolar)
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Are women or men more likely to experience bipolar 1 disorder
An equal prevalence
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What is the median onset age for bipolar?
25 years
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Is the depressed or manic the predominant mood disturbance in bipolar disorder?
Depressed
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Comorbidity of bipolar disorders with other disorders is common, particularly _______ disorders and substance abuse disorders
anxiety
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________ disorder has frequently been found to be the most strongly associated disorder with substance misuse
Bipolar
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High levels of creativity is associated with which disorder?
Bipolar
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The shared vulnerability model was created in an attempt to understand the link between __________ and ____________
creativity; psychopathology
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What is cognitive disinhibition?
(more stimuli enter awareness)
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The _______ - ______ model holds that psychological disorders result from an interaction between an underlying vulnerability and a stressful life event
Diathesis - Stress
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What model suggests that mania is the result of excessive goal engagement?
The goal dysregulation model
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__________ disturbance is thought to be a causal factor of bipolar disorder
cognitive
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T__________ might be related to the development of bipolar disorder
Temperament
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_______ drug treatments target the existing episode of mood disturbance while _________ drug treatments focus on minimising the chances of relapse
Acute; Maintenance
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The task of _______ stabilisers is to effectively treat or prevent bipolar episodes without triggering a mood shirt to the opposite side
Mood
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Is the technique of psychoeducation used with patients with bipolar disorder?
yes
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Is interpersonal and social rhythm therapy used in clients with bipolar disorder?
Yes

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