Brief explanation of Bipolar Disorder

1. EMOTIONAL
DISABILITY
By:
Maha Elgendy
Krystal Woodley
Keith Boyce
EDSN650 / Instructional Technology

3. Bipolar disorder, also known as
manic-depressive illness, is a
brain disorder that causes
unusual shifts in mood, energy,
activity levels, and the ability to
carry out day-to-day task.

4. No one knows the actual cause or
causes of emotional disturbance,
although biological factors such as
brain disorders,genetics, and
temperament, have been suggested
and vigorously researched.
Additionally, environmental factors
including home life, school
environment and community play an
important role as well.
● Typically schools do not use just one
method of identifying children with E/BD.
This is because most children with E/BD
identify themselves. Especially antisocial
students.
● Identification is always more difficult with
younger students because their behavior
changes so quickly and often.
● There are some screening tests that are
done for identification and intervention of
students with behavior problems in the
classroom.

5. Exceptional Children: An
Introduction to Special
Education
Chapter 6: Emotional
Disturbance
● Estimates vary as to the number of identified children with emotional
disturbance.
● Credible studies indicate that between 3% and 10% of children have emotional
or behavioral problems that are sufficiently serious and persistent to warrant
intervention.
● Thousands of school children have emotional or behavior problems that are
adversely affecting their educational progress, and yet these students are not
presently receiving the special education they need.
● After leaving school,75% of those identified with E/BD are males. Females are
20% more likely to become mothers within 3 to 5 years after finishing school. *
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● 10% of these youths live in correctional facilities, halfway houses, drug
treatment centers, or on the street.
Study Talk
William Heward

6. Moods alternate between “poles”
High severe mania
Hypomania
Normal Mood
Lows Mild depression
Severe depression

7. Persistent abnormally elevated
irritable mood
> one week

8. ● Inflate self-esteem/grandiosity
● Decreased need for sleep
● Racing thoughts or “flight of ideas’
● Spending spree
● Increased physical/mental energy
● Irritability/aggressive behavior
● Impulsive/risk taking
● Increased sexual drive

9. Feeling down
Loss of interest in enjoyable things

10. ● Weight loss/gain
● Insomnia/hypersomnia
● Psychomotor agitation/slow down
● Fatigue/loss of energy
● Decreased ability to concentrate/make decisions
● Recurrent thoughts of death/suicide

11. Anti Social