Chapter 16 Key Terms
- Bipolar disorder
- recurrent illness that involves changes in mood and energy that may be severe and involves both depression and mania, or hypomania
- Depression
- feelings of sadness and/or loss of interest in once enjoyable activities
- Depressive disorders
- mental health conditions characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, loss of interest in activities, and difficulties in carrying out daily activities
- Elation
- exhilarating state of pride and optimism without feelings of depression
- Hypomania
- energized activity level of behavior
- Lethality assessment
- structured evaluation of the risk factors associated with a person’s potential for engaging in a life-threatening behavior, such as suicide
- Mania
- when a person’s mood is abnormally elevated and accompanied by high energy or activity
- Manic elation
- symptom of a manic episode, as seen in bipolar I disorder, that is more severe and disruptive than hypomanic elation
- Mood disorder
- disturbances in a person’s emotional state that are intense, long-lasting, and not necessarily tied to any specific event or situation
- Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI)
- (also, self-harm) behavior involving deliberate self-inflicted harm that is not intended to result in suicide
- Persistent depressive disorder
- (formerly called dysthymia) type of depression less severe than major depression but chronic, lasting for at least two years
- Self-harm
- (also, Nonsuicidal self-injury) behavior that involves deliberately causing harm to one’s own body as a way to cope with emotional distress or regain a sense of control
- Spectrum model of mood disorders
- acknowledges the variability in symptom presentations and offers a framework for individualized care
- Suicidal ideation
- thoughts, fantasies, or preoccupations with committing suicide
recurrent illness that involves changes in mood and energy that may be severe and involves both depression and mania, or hypomania
feelings of sadness and/or loss of interest in once enjoyable activities
mental health conditions characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, loss of interest in activities, and difficulties in carrying out daily activities
exhilarating state of pride and optimism without feelings of depression
energized activity level of behavior
structured evaluation of the risk factors associated with a person’s potential for engaging in a life-threatening behavior, such as suicide
when a person’s mood is abnormally elevated and accompanied by high energy or activity
symptom of a manic episode, as seen in bipolar I disorder, that is more severe and disruptive than hypomanic elation
disturbances in a person’s emotional state that are intense, long-lasting, and not necessarily tied to any specific event or situation
(also, self-harm) behavior involving deliberate self-inflicted harm that is not intended to result in suicide
(formerly called dysthymia) type of depression less severe than major depression but chronic, lasting for at least two years
(also, nonsuicidal self-injury) behavior that involves deliberately causing harm to one’s own body as a way to cope with emotional distress or regain a sense of control
acknowledges the variability in symptom presentations and offers a framework for individualized care
thoughts, fantasies, or preoccupations with committing suicide
