Title: Identify major types of affective disorders.
Course: Mental Health Assisting Careers (14002-II) > Section: Understanding Mental Illness

Identification should include

- descriptions of major affective disorders
- signs and symptoms.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What behaviors are typically associated with the two phases of bipolar disorder?
- How does depression affect body, mood, and thought functioning?
- What are the signs of major depression?
- What care and treatment is provided to patients with affective disorders?