Affect

A term used more-or-less interchangeably with others such as emotion, feeling or mood.

Bipolar I

At least one or more episodes of mania, usually, but not always, with episodes of depression.

Bipolar II

Describes the experience of recurrent depressions plus episodes of hypomania.

Dysphoria

A moodstate usually consisting of a combination of anxiety, restlessness/lethargy and depression. Dysphoria is the opposite of euphoria.

Euphoria

A sense of extreme elation generally accompanied by optimism and a sense of wellbeing and heightened activity. A person’s ideas or beliefs may be associated with a sense of invincibility and sometimes become disconnected from reality (psychosis).

Hypomania

A milder form of high mood usually limited to a few days. May be associated with irritability, increased energy levels and/or productivity.

Mixed-mania

People have symptoms of mania and depression at the same time.

Psychosis

A state or any illness in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted.