PSYC 221-6 Assessment 3_Spring 2013_LO 12
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Clarke University Psychology Department PSYC 221 Abnormal Psychology Spring 2013
Assessment Three Learning Objectives Chapters 8, 13 Mood Disorders Personality Disorders
12. Differentiate between bipolar disorder and cyclothymic disorder.
Cyclothymic Disorder
Cyclothymic Disorder
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Clarke
University
Psychology
Department
PSYC
221
Abnormal
Psychology
Spring
2013
Assessment
Three
Learning
Objectives
Chapters
8,
13
Mood
Disorders
Personality
Disorders
12.
Differentiate
between
bipolar
disorder
and
cyclothymic
disorder.
Cyclothymic
Disorder
For
at
least
2
years,
the
presence
of
numerous
periods
with
hypomanic
symptoms
and
numerous
periods
with
depressive
symptoms
that
do
not
meet
criteria
for
a
Major
Depressive
Episode.
Note:
In
children
and
adolescents,
the
duration
must
be
at
least
1
year.
During
the
above
2-year
period
(1
year
in
children
and
adolescents),
the
person
has
not
been
without
the
symptoms
in
Criterion
A
for
more
than
2
months
at
a
time.
No
Major
Depressive
Episode,
Manic
Episode,
or
Mixed
Episode
has
been
present
during
the
first
2
years
of
the
disturbance.
Cyclothymic
Disorder
Note:
After
the
initial
2
years
(1
year
in
children
and
adolescents)
of
Cyclothymic
Disorder,
there
may
be
superimposed
Manic
or
Mixed
Episodes
(in
which
case
both
Bipolar
I
Disorder
and
Cyclothymic
Disorder
may
be
diagnosed)
or
Major
Depressive
Episodes
(in
which
case
both
Bipolar
II
Disorder
and
Cyclothymic
Disorder
may
be
diagnosed).
D.
The
symptoms
in
Criterion
A
are
not
better
accounted
for
by
Schizoaffective
Disorder
and
are
not
superimposed
on
Schizophrenia,
Schizophreniform
Disorder,
Delusional
Disorder,
or
Psychotic
Disorder
Not
Otherwise
Specified.
E.
The
symptoms
are
not
due
to
the
direct
physiological
effects
of
a
substance
(e.g.,
a
drug
of
abuse,
a
medication)
or
a
general
medical
condition
(e.g.,
hyperthyroidism).
F.
The
symptoms
cause
clinically
significant
distress
or
impairment
in
social,
occupational,
or
other
important
areas
of
functioning.
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