PSY 2710 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Mania, Hypomania, Grandiosity
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At least one current or past manic episode. True or false: depression is necessary to meet criteria for bipolar 1. Manic episode: definition a distinct period of intense elation or irritability and abnormally increased energy or activity. For at least one week, or any duration if hospitalized/psychotic. }at least one current or past hypomanic episode. }at least one current or past episode of major depression. }most of the time for at least 4 days. }clear change in functioning, but no impairment marked. Numerous periods of hypomanic, and depressive symptoms present for at least 2 years. Considered by some as the most difficult differential diagnoses to make. Grandiosity, pressured speech, not reactive to interpersonal cues. Emptiness in self-concept, highly reactive to perceived abandonment. Epidemiology-cyclothymia- prevalence/gender lifetime=4% (does not vary by gender) Epidemiology--onset typically in adolescence/ young adulthood (before 25) A third are unemployed a year after a manic episode.
