Summary: Ab Psych Chapter 7

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• 12 month prevalence of bi polar depression

  proportion of a population that have experienced the condition at some point in the past 12 months 
  -2. 6% of u.s. adult popoulation
  average age of onset 25 yr old

• lifetime prevelenace for bipolar depression

  the proportion of a population that at some point up to the time of assessment have experienced the condition

• prevalance of bipolar among children

  although the symtpoms don't usually start in late adolescence or early adulthood, children can have bipolar disorder too

• risk factors for bipolar depression

  generitc factors
  major life changes
  lack of social support
  lower level of educatino
  drug or alcohol abuse

• qualitative features of bipolar disorder

  poor judgment
  argumentative
  speak rapidly
  inflated sense of self esteem
  feel capable of solving problems tehy lack any special knowledge or talent with
  highly distractable
  decreased need for sleep
  may become grossly dilllusionaly
  in extreme cases, destroy property

• personal life effects of bipolar

  damaged relationships
  legal financial, vocaional, and academic consequences from impulsive decisions
  medical side effects from prolonged abuse of drugs, alcohol or perscriptions
  repetitive self-mutilation or other self harming behaviors
  in extreme cases:suicide

• life effects: family

  unprepared families can be heavily affected:
  symptoms can cause emotional distress such as guilt, grief and worry
  disruption in regular routines
  mitigating effects of bizarre or reckless behavior
  financial stresses as a result of reduced income or spending sprees
  changes in family roles
  difficulty in maintaining relationships outside the family
  health problems including mental illness from heightened stress

• factors in mood thermometer (picture)

  severe mania
  hypomania (mild to moderate mania)
  normal/balanced mood
  mild to moderate depression
  severe depression

• mood disorders definition and what are the two major forms of this disorder:

  psychological disorders characterized by usually severe or prolonged disturbances of mood
  two types: major depressive disorder (more severe)
   persistent depressive disorder (milder)

• major depressive disorder

  a severe mood disorder characterized by major depressive episodes in the absence of mania or hypomania
  -impaires peoples ability to meet the ordinary responsibility of every day life