This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Develop an example of a person experiencing major depressive disorder. Be sure to incorporate key ... (Read 74 times)

torybrooks

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 500
Develop an example of a person experiencing major depressive disorder. Be sure to incorporate key symptoms of the disorder in your example.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Distinguish between Bipolar Disorder I and Bipolar Disorder II.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

kaillie

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 326
Answer to Question 1

Accept any answer incorporating key symptoms such as depressed mood, loss of interest in everyday activities, changes in weight, sleep disturbance, psychomotor agitation or retardation, fatigue or loss of energy, excessive feelings of guilt or worthlessness, difficulty concentrating or making decisions, and active suicidal ideation with or without a plan.

Answer to Question 2

In general, a person is said to suffer from bipolar disorder when both episodic depressed mood and episodic mania are present. The difference between the two is centered on the degree of mania. In bipolar disorder I, states of full- blown mania alternate with episodes of major depression. However, in bipolar disorder II, hypomania (less severe mood state than regular mania) alternates with episodes of major depression. Hypomanic states do not include the impulsive acts and gross lapses of judgment seen in mania. Bipolar II is more difficult to diagnose, as the patient may view hypomania as productive or creative periods.




torybrooks

  • Member
  • Posts: 500
Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
:D TYSM


jomama

  • Member
  • Posts: 346
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

Did you know?

Interferon was scarce and expensive until 1980, when the interferon gene was inserted into bacteria using recombinant DNA technology, allowing for mass cultivation and purification from bacterial cultures.

Did you know?

The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.

Did you know?

More than 4.4billion prescriptions were dispensed within the United States in 2016.

Did you know?

Amphetamine poisoning can cause intravascular coagulation, circulatory collapse, rhabdomyolysis, ischemic colitis, acute psychosis, hyperthermia, respiratory distress syndrome, and pericarditis.

Did you know?

The top five reasons that children stay home from school are as follows: colds, stomach flu (gastroenteritis), ear infection (otitis media), pink eye (conjunctivitis), and sore throat.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library