bipolar disorders

1. Abnormal Psychology
Bipolar and related disorders

2. CIE Syllabus
requirements
Characteristics of bipolar and related
disorders
– definitions and characteristics of abnormal
affect
– types: depression (unipolar) and
depression and mania (bipolar)
– measures: Beck depression inventory

3. Mentimeter
What is depression?
3 entries

4. Activity
5 minute writing task..
If you had to define
depression how would you
do it?
Which symptoms do you
think characterise
depression?
Which symptoms do you
think characterise bipolar
disorder?

5. Beck Depression
Inventory
Read the inventory and with the
person next to you discuss the
strengths and weaknesses of the
Inventory.
Based on this what do you think are
the symptoms of depression?
Extension - Complete the self
assessment - if you feel comfortable
in doing so.

6. Introduction to
Mood
Disorders
The crash course..

7. The DSM V
and Mood
Disorders
Link to Depression and the
DSM
Activity : Summarise the
symptoms of Major
Depressive Disorder in the
DSM V

8. Background
reading
/watching
Ted playlist on
depression

9. Case Study
Activity
Watch the case study
and write down
1. The symptoms of
bipolar disorder
2. Possible triggers of
the disorder

10. Symptoms Possible triggers
Tired / Fatigue / Insomnia
low grades use of drugs / drug abuse
Reckless money spending High stress level
feelings of euphoria not achieving high enough
Decreasing importance for others out a lot
powerful / at his best
nervous/anxiety

11. Introduction to
Bipolar
Disorder
Activity: Watch this as an
introduction to bipolar
disorder - how does it
compare to the symptoms
you wrote down from the
case study?

12. how does it compare to the symptoms you wrote down from the case study?
- fatigue and insomnia
- racing thoughts
- euphoria and crash
(delusional thoughts not mentioned)
Depression has more lows than highs
Depression doesn’t have mania (maniac episodes)
not extreme

13. Further
watching
Living with Bipolar
Disorder

14. Recap on debates
● Which debates were discussed in AS?
● Which are the new debates in A level?
● Which do you think will be relevant in abnormal psychology and why?