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Give two symptoms for each for the following:

(i) Bipolar disorder

(ii) Avoidant personality disorder.

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Bipolar disorder also known as ‘Manic Depression’ is expressed through serious shifts in mood energy, thinking and behavior. The term ‘bipolar’ refers to the presence of two extreme types or poles of mood with mania on one pole to depression, melancholy or sadness on other pole.

Symptoms :

(1) Decreased need of sleep, extremely active high level of energy.

(2) Irrationally optimistic and highly talkative than usual.

Avoidant personality Disorder: Individuals with avoidant personality disorder is marked by behavior pattern social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy and hypersensitivity to negativity evaluation by others as a result they are reluctant enter into any social interaction and in limited social relationship. It is also known as Anxious personality disorder.

Symptoms :

  1. SymptomsSelf imposed self isolation.

  2. Self critical.

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