Activity for the book My Psychology

Chapter App 14.2 Depressive and Bipolar Disorders

Use your experience with the app in Chapter App: 14.2 Depressive and Bipolar Disorders or view this video overview to answer the questions.

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It is often difficult to determine the difference between normal fluctuations in mood and more significant depressive or bipolar disorders. Which of these Moodtrack features is most likely to indicate when the user has a more significant disorder?
Garland’s Moodtrack history is filled with one-star and five-star posts. His timeline resembles a zigzag bouncing between these two extremes of mood, sometimes within a few days. If these posts are indicative of Garland’s psychological state, he is most likely to suffer from which of these disorders?
Farris’s Moodtrack history shows that he goes through stretches of low-intensity unhappy posts that last several weeks, followed by low-intensity positive mood posts for several weeks. Which of these disorders does this type of behavior most closely describe?
Renata is a college student with persistent depressive disorder. Which of the following descriptions of Renata’s Moodtrack timeline would most accurately reflect this diagnosis?
Over the course of a few days, Jo’s Moodtrack diary runs like this: “Bombed another test. Ugh.”; “Wish I would have studied harder for that test. Such an idiot!”; “Can’t stop thinking about that test. What is wrong with me?!” “I should just quit. I’m never going to do well in that class. Or any class.” These comments reflect an inability to stop thinking about perceived shortcomings, also known as .