This unit is part of the NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Awareness of Mental Health Problems and has the following learning outcomes and assessment criteria:
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- Understand the term ‘bipolar disorder’
- Understand the causes of bipolar disorder
- Understand how bipolar disorder can affect the individual and others
- Understand how the demands of daily life can influence the presentation of symptoms of bipolar disorder
- Understand how to recognise the symptoms of bipolar disorder
- Understand how bipolar disorder may be managed
- 6.1 Give examples of medical intervention for bipolar disorder
- 6.2 Describe ways in which an individual with bipolar disorder can help to manage their illness when entering a manicdepressive episode
- 6.3 Describe ways in which others can help the individual with bipolar disorder to manage their illness
- 6.4 Describe local resources and treatments available to an individual experiencing bipolar disorder
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