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Differences Between Introverts and Extraverts with Bipolar Disorder

McHale, Ray E
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1537712937274631

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2018, Psy. D., Antioch University, Antioch New England: Clinical Psychology.
People living with bipolar disorder have vastly different presentations and experiences despite sharing a common diagnosis. While some research has explored the role of temperament in these different presentations (Azorin, Adida, & Belzeaux, 2015; Graham, Parker, Breakspear, & Mitchell, 2015; Iasevoli et al., 2013), little is currently known about whether individuals’ levels of introversion or extraversion are related to the symptoms they experience or their general way of understanding their experiences with bipolar disorder. For this study, participants were asked to complete an online survey that measured their level of extraversion, their symptoms of mania, and background information concerning their diagnosis and treatment history. Participants were also asked to complete an open-ended questionnaire about their subjective experiences with bipolar disorder. This study used a qualitative design. Qualitative data collected from three responses were analyzed using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) in order to gain a better understanding of how introverted and extraverted individuals with bipolar disorder make sense of their experiences. Several major clusters of themes were identified from the participants’ descriptions of their experiences: (a) common symptoms, (b) atypical experiences, (c) initial awareness of manic episode, (d) negative effects of symptoms, (e) positive experiences of symptoms, (f) seeking support, (g) most and least helpful coping mechanisms, and (h) effect on identity. While several of their experiences overlapped, some differences were noted in how participants of varying levels of extraversion described their experiences within each theme.
Martha Straus, PhD (Committee Chair)
Vincent Pignatiello, PsyD (Committee Member)
Christine Chamberlin, PhD (Committee Member)
92 p.
Clinical Psychology
introversion; extraversion; bipolar disorder

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  • McHale, R. E. (2018). Differences Between Introverts and Extraverts with Bipolar Disorder [Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1537712937274631

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • McHale, Ray. Differences Between Introverts and Extraverts with Bipolar Disorder. 2018. Antioch University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1537712937274631.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • McHale, Ray. "Differences Between Introverts and Extraverts with Bipolar Disorder." Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1537712937274631

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