Bipolar Disorder - Self Screening Test

BIPOLAR DISORDER SELF SCREENING TEST This is a SCREENING test. It checks for possible symptoms that may require follow up with a medical expert. It does not provide a diagnosis. Do you experience intense mood swings? Do you sometimes have extreme "ups" as well as extreme"downs"? Bipolar disorder involves BOTH mania AND depression: Have you had any significant depression that lasted 2 Do you experience "ups' at least 2 weeks and was so severe it made it las well as "downs"? difficult or impossible to function normally? Are you "a different | during these ups and downs? act outside of your usual personality? person" intense 3 Have your "Ups" ever caused you problems at work,with the law or in relationships? Do you If your answers are YES on depression and YES on mood swings, then answer the questions below about possible bipolar mania. Bipolar Mania? Answer YES only if you experience the described symptom OFTEN OR REGULARLY when you are in your UP mood, and if the behavior is different from your USUAL SELF. 1 > Stay up late or otherwise skip your usual amount of sleep without feeling tired 2 Spend lots of money, shop a lot (stores or online), 3 Feel very confident, like you are capable of anything 4 - Heightened sex drive (acted on or not) 5 Impatients 7 Interrupt other people a lot or speak much faster than usual or feel al 1 pressure to keep talking 6 - Racing thoughts 8. -Work extra hard and/or Jtake on lots of projects 9 Are suddenly having lots of new ideas, especially ideas you feel are brilliant or original or very significant 10 Feel more than happy - for example, elated, ecstatic, "over the moon" 11Notice colors seem brighter, or that you are more sensitive to the taste, touch or feel of things 12 Feel constricted or routine with family are too important or suffocated by your normal or work and believe you special for your life as it is 13 Gamble, trade stocks, lend or borrow money, feel strongly drawn to new business ventures 14 Preoccupied, strongly identified or even obsessed with certain celebrities, political figures or other"important" реople 15 Have a sense of expansiveness, for example, feeling larger connected to than life, more people and events 16 - Quick to anger or easily irritated 17> Dress in a more colorful, youthful or sexually provocative way 18 Drive fast, aggressively or recklessly. IF YOU ALSO EXPERIENCE DEPRESSION - Answering(YES to at least suggest the possibility that you may experience mania as well - the essence of bipolar disorder. 6 of these (33%) Finally - have these symptoms of mania led to a significant negative impact in your life such as financial problems Consult a psychiatrist experienced in bipolar disorder. Your answers show the possibility of a positive screen but this is just an indication and you cannot draw any conclusions without a professional assessment from a medical expert. legal troubles serious issues in your job or relationships? + Want to Learn More? E Bipolar Symptoms: See www.bipolar-lives.com/bipolar-symptoms.html E Diagnosing Bipolar: See www.bipolar-lives.com/diagnosing-bipolar.html + Signs of Bipolar Disorder: See www.bipolar-lives.com/signs-of-bipolar-disorder.html Designed by : Copyright 2007-2012 www.Bipolar-Lives.com For informational purposes only - NOT a substitute for seeking medical advice. InfoGraphic DESIG N TEAMO BIPOLAR DISORDER SELF SCREENING TEST This is a SCREENING test. It checks for possible symptoms that may require follow up with a medical expert. It does not provide a diagnosis. Do you experience intense mood swings? Do you sometimes have extreme "ups" as well as extreme"downs"? Bipolar disorder involves BOTH mania AND depression: Have you had any significant depression that lasted 2 Do you experience "ups' at least 2 weeks and was so severe it made it las well as "downs"? difficult or impossible to function normally? Are you "a different | during these ups and downs? act outside of your usual personality? person" intense 3 Have your "Ups" ever caused you problems at work,with the law or in relationships? Do you If your answers are YES on depression and YES on mood swings, then answer the questions below about possible bipolar mania. Bipolar Mania? Answer YES only if you experience the described symptom OFTEN OR REGULARLY when you are in your UP mood, and if the behavior is different from your USUAL SELF. 1 > Stay up late or otherwise skip your usual amount of sleep without feeling tired 2 Spend lots of money, shop a lot (stores or online), 3 Feel very confident, like you are capable of anything 4 - Heightened sex drive (acted on or not) 5 Impatients 7 Interrupt other people a lot or speak much faster than usual or feel al 1 pressure to keep talking 6 - Racing thoughts 8. -Work extra hard and/or Jtake on lots of projects 9 Are suddenly having lots of new ideas, especially ideas you feel are brilliant or original or very significant 10 Feel more than happy - for example, elated, ecstatic, "over the moon" 11Notice colors seem brighter, or that you are more sensitive to the taste, touch or feel of things 12 Feel constricted or routine with family are too important or suffocated by your normal or work and believe you special for your life as it is 13 Gamble, trade stocks, lend or borrow money, feel strongly drawn to new business ventures 14 Preoccupied, strongly identified or even obsessed with certain celebrities, political figures or other"important" реople 15 Have a sense of expansiveness, for example, feeling larger connected to than life, more people and events 16 - Quick to anger or easily irritated 17> Dress in a more colorful, youthful or sexually provocative way 18 Drive fast, aggressively or recklessly. IF YOU ALSO EXPERIENCE DEPRESSION - Answering(YES to at least suggest the possibility that you may experience mania as well - the essence of bipolar disorder. 6 of these (33%) Finally - have these symptoms of mania led to a significant negative impact in your life such as financial problems Consult a psychiatrist experienced in bipolar disorder. Your answers show the possibility of a positive screen but this is just an indication and you cannot draw any conclusions without a professional assessment from a medical expert. legal troubles serious issues in your job or relationships? + Want to Learn More? E Bipolar Symptoms: See www.bipolar-lives.com/bipolar-symptoms.html E Diagnosing Bipolar: See www.bipolar-lives.com/diagnosing-bipolar.html + Signs of Bipolar Disorder: See www.bipolar-lives.com/signs-of-bipolar-disorder.html Designed by : Copyright 2007-2012 www.Bipolar-Lives.com For informational purposes only - NOT a substitute for seeking medical advice. InfoGraphic DESIG N TEAMO