Bipolar Disorder
Depression Mania(High)
(low)
Bipolar Disorder ,formally referred to as manic illness,is a mood disorder with two extremes :
1.Lows of depression 2.Highs of Mania that brings severe changes in
emotional,motivational,behavioral, cognitive and physical state.
Depression:when person feels very sad and dejected.
Mania:Describes when person feels overly excited and confident.
Types of Bipolar disorder
Bipolar 1 Bipolar 2
Symptoms : Emotional
Mania
Depression
• Active and powerful emotion
• Feels sad,dejected
• The mood of euphoric joy and well
• Feel themselves being is out of all propotions to the
miserable,empty,humiliated actual happening.
• Lose sense of humors • Very angry and irritable
• Anhedonia
• Anxiety,anger,agitation
Motivational
Mania
Depression
• Seem to constant excitement,
• Lose hope or desire to pursue their involvement,companionship.
activities
• Enthusiastically seek out new friends
and old ,new interest that are their
• Lack of drive ,initiative social style excessive.
• Forced to talk ,walk ,have sex –
paralysis of will
Cognitive
Depression Mania
• Hold extremely negative view
about themselves • Poor judgement and planning
• Feel • optimistic
inferior,inadequate,undesireabl
e
• Rarely credit themselves for
positive achievement
• Pessimism and less IA
Behavioral
Mania
Depression
• Less active,less • Behavior very active
productive • Move quickly as they don’t have time
• Spend all day alone • Talk rapidly and loudly.
and wish to stay in
• Giving large amount of money to
bed for long times strengers
• Involvement in Dangerous activities
Physical
Depreesion
Mania
• Headache,constipation ,g • Remarkably energetic
eneral pain
• Even if they miss a night or two of
• Disterbance in appetite sleep their energy level remain
and sleep high.
Causes of Bipolar disorder
Neurotransmit
Brain
ter activity
structure
Genetic Factors
Ion activity
Schizoaffective
Schizo Affective
Symptoms of Mood symptoms
psychosis\
Schizophrenia
Forms of Schizophrenia
Bipolar or manic type : marked by symptoms of
schizophrenia and mania
Depressive type : marked by symptoms of schizophrenia
and depression
Mixed type : marked by symptoms of
schizophrenia ,depression and mania.
3 types of symptoms:
Depressive Symptoms
Psychological symptoms : Physical symptoms :
Sadness
Poor appetite
Feeling worthless
Hopelessness Weight loss or gain
Restlessness
Sleeping too much or too little
Lack of energy
Loss of interest in usual
activities
Trouble concentrating
Guilt
Self-blame
Thoughts of death or suicide
Manic Symptoms
Psychological symptoms :
Risky or self-destructive behavior (spending sprees, reckless driving, risky
sexual practices)
Physical symptoms:
Euphoria
Increased energy and/or activity
(e.g., at work, socially, sexually)
Irritable mood
Talking more or faster than usual
Racing thoughts
Reduced need for sleep
Grandiosity
Distractibility
Psychotic Symptoms
Physical symptoms
Psychological symptoms :
slow movements or no
Paranoia movement (catatonia) and
poor personal hygiene.
Delusions
Hallucinations
Disorganized thinking
Impaired communication
Lack of emotion in facial expressions and
speech ( negative symptoms)
Low motivation
Causes of Schizoaffective disorder
Genetics
(heredity)
Brain chemistry
and circuits
Brain abnormality
Environment
