TESTING BIPOLAR 123 by Melissa Benedict https://padlet.com/melissacarolynbenedict/Bookmarks IS BIPOLAR JUST A OOD SWING en-us 2021-08-27 02:48:30 UTC 2025-09-16 11:57:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f913.png melissacarolynbenedict https://padlet.com/melissacarolynbenedict/Bookmarks/wish/1699909203 Three or more of the following symptoms must be present and represent a significant change from usual behavior:

  1. Inflated self-esteem or grandiosity
  2. Decreased need for sleep
  3. Increased talkativeness
  4. Racing thoughts
  5. Distracted easily
  6. Increase in goal-directed activity or psychomotor agitation
  7. Engaging in activities that hold the potential for painful consequences, e.g., unrestrained buying sprees
]]> 2021-08-27 02:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/melissacarolynbenedict/Bookmarks/wish/1699909203 melissacarolynbenedict https://padlet.com/melissacarolynbenedict/Bookmarks/wish/1699917584 The DSM-5 states that a person must experience five or more of the following symptoms in two weeks to be diagnosed with a major depressive episode:

  1. Depressed mood most of the day, nearly every day
  2. Loss of interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities
  3. Significant weight loss or decrease or increase in appetite
  4. Engaging in purposeless movements, such as pacing the room
  5. Fatigue or loss of energy
  6. Feelings of worthlessness or guilt
  7. Diminished ability to think or concentrate, or indecisiveness
  8. Recurrent thoughts of death, recurrent suicidal ideation without a specific plan, or a suicide attempt
]]> 2021-08-27 02:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/melissacarolynbenedict/Bookmarks/wish/1699917584 melissacarolynbenedict https://padlet.com/melissacarolynbenedict/Bookmarks/wish/1699931955 Bipolar disorder is a group of brain disorders that cause extreme fluctuation in a person’s mood, energy, and ability to function.

Bipolar disorder is a category that includes three different condition–bipolar I, bipolar II, and cyclothymic disorder.

  • Bipolar I disorder is a manic-depressive disorder that can exist both with and without psychotic episodes
  • Bipolar II disorder consists of depressive and manic episodes which alternate and are typically less severe and do not inhibit function
  • Cyclothymic disorder is a cyclic disorder that causes brief episodes of hypomania and depression
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