Explanation
•Mania is a distinct period during which mood is abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable.
•At least three of the following symptoms accompany the manic episodes: inflated self-esteem or grandiosity, decreased need for sleep, pressured speech, flight of ideas, distractibility, increased involvement in goal-directed acitivities, or psychomotor agitation.
•Dysphoria is an unpleasant mood or feeling of hopelessness or unhappiness. Dysthymia is persistent depression that has symptoms such as fatigue and low self-esteem.