Bipolar Affective Disorder Worksheet
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HappierTherapy
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The Happier Therapy editorial team is made up of Masters and PhD counselling psychologists. Each worksheet is created by a team member with exposure to and experience in the subject matter. The worksheet then gets reviewed by a more senior editorial member. This is someone with extensive knowledge of the subject matter and highly cited published material.
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What is the theory behind this Bipolar Affective Disorder Worksheet?
Bipolar Affective disorder, also called Manic Depression, is a severe mood disorder characterised by extreme mood swings. People with Bipolar Disorder experience cyclic ‘high’ and ‘low’ moods that may vary in intensity and length. These episodes severely impact one’s emotional, physical and behavioural states causing impaired functioning.
How will the worksheet help?
The first step in therapeutic treatment of bipolar disorder is identification and awareness of triggers that make either of the high or low mood worse. This worksheet will provide a list of common triggers to help individuals identify their own based on past episodes.
How to use the worksheet?
Instruct the client to read through the list of common triggers and write down their own based on what they have learned till now about their condition. Tell them to really think about the circumstances surrounding their prior episodes. They can even ask their family members to help them remember.