HLTHAGE 1CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Learned Helplessness, Twin, Aaron T. Beck
3 Oct 2016
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Unclear where boundaries are between schizophrenia and some other types of disorders (autism, bipolar disorder, bpd: high genetic overlap between schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, fair amount of misdiagnosis. I am invincible delusion or manic belief affect what others see. Mood has a halo effect , it shapes the way we see the world. Experience moods from both sides (positive and negative) and are afflicted by feelings of depression and mania (elation and excitement) Cycles between episodes of depression and mania. Maniac episodes: where the patient feels on top of the world, racing, grandiose thoughts, potential to engage in risky behavior. Flight of ideas, distractibility rapid change in train of thoughts and ideas. For person experiencing, it is not hard to keep up. Mania could be an irritable mood too, argumentative or violent actions could result. Excessive involvement in pleasurable activities w/ high potential for painful consequences. From 1996-2004, 56% spike in bd diagnoses.
