Psychotic disorder lacks goal directed activities
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It may well be that the behavior does not signify any underlying emotional disorder (e.g., Disruptive Behavior Disorder, Mood Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder). But it certainly signifies a childhood behavior problem and requires a systematic method of behavior management. Take a look at Lynn Clark's book SOS Help for Parents. If you and the school implement the strategies and techniques detailed in this wonderful book, you'll likely solve the problem.
, attention too easily drawn to unimportant or irrelevant external stimuli)
increase in goal-directed activity (either socially, at work or school, or sexually) or psychomotor agitation
excessive involvement in pleasurable activities that have a high potential for painful consequences (e.g., engaging in unrestrained buying sprees, sexual indiscretions, or foolish business investments)
Criteria for Hypomanic Episode (DSM-IV, p. 338)
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Holiday blues can affect anyone, especially people with things like bipolar disorder. Depressive episodes I don't think are required for bipolar disorder 1 to be diagnosed and only mania is required but they frequently occur. With psychotic features just means you experience psychotic symptoms when manic and/or depressed but particularly while manic.
(where you feal higher then most) decreased need for sleep yet increased energy, more talkative then usual, racing thoughts, goal directed activity, distracted easily, restlessness or agitation, excessive engagement in pleasurable but potentailly harmful activities, and depressive episodes. If you experience a mixture of these then you need to ask for help. I know how it can be for you or parents.
14 years old is indeed young but it might be psychotic episodes or something somehow leading to bi-polarity as it could be and it is very likely, that is is schizo but at this age who knows if she's just shizotypal or schizoid, well you wanna know if it's a personality disorder or a psychotic disorder. In females real psychotic disorders tend to appear later than in men, who are starting to get symptoms between adolescence and early adulthood.
My son is 6 years old and seems to have symptoms from all the following disorders, according to his Doctors. ADHD, Aspergers Syndrome, Anxiety Disorder and Defiant Disorder. I can't seem to figure out what is normal behavior verses something else. He doesn't care about learning, following the rules or behaving in a socially acceptable way. He runs around making loud high pitch voices and acting like a 2 year old.
, attention too easily drawn to unimportant or irrelevant external stimuli)
-increase in goal-directed activity (either socially, at work or school, or sexually) or psychomotor agitation
-excessive involvement in pleasurable activities that have a high potential for painful consequences (e.g., engaging in unrestrained buying sprees, sexual indiscretions, or foolish business investments)
and then a 5 or more of symptoms of depression.
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Could be manic but part of it sounds psychotic as well. There must have been a reason he did this and one doesn't know if he was reacting to some form of psychotic thought or command hallucination in addition to being manic (or more likely an agitated mixed state where a person can have the speeded up quality of mania but the anger of depression).
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