Author Question: Describe the difference between depression and bipolar disorders. Be sure to include a description ... (Read 66 times)

jrubin · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Describe the difference between depression and bipolar disorders. Be sure to include a description of the clinical characteristics of each.

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Question 2

What did Strober et al. (2000) find with respect to first-degree relatives of patients with anorexia and bulimia?

a. Relatives of those with anorexia were likely to have anorexia, but not bulimia.
b. Relatives of those with bulimia were likely to have bulimia, but not anorexia.
c. Relatives of those with anorexia or bulimia were as likely to have either eating disorder.
d. There seemed to be no clear relationship between prevalence of these disorders among relatives.

Ahernandez18 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Depression involves multiple symptomsincluding mood-related, cognitive, physical, and behavioral symptomsthat persist over time and cause impaired functioning. Specific depression symptoms include feeling sad, down, or blue; a loss of enjoyment and the inability to experience pleasure; irritability; negative thinking; pessimism; hopelessness; difficulty in concentration, memory, and decision making; feeling fatigued and without energy; agitation; increase or decrease in sleep; increase or decrease in appetite; and social withdrawal. Bipolar disorder is much rarer than depression and involves not only depression but also mania or hypomania. Individuals cycle between periods of elevated or depressed mood and normal mood. In many ways mania is the opposite of depression. It is a disorder marked by grandiose or irritable mood; increased energy, activity, and distractibility; and excessive engagement in pleasurable behaviors that may lead to painful consequences. Hypomania is a mild version of mania. To determine whether a person should be diagnosed with unipolar or bipolar disorder, the clinician must look beyond the client's present episode and get information about the client's previous history.

Answer to Question 2

c