Can personality traits predict increases in manic and depressive symptoms?

Lozano, Brian E.; Johnson, Sheri L.

doi:10.1016/s0165-0327(00)00191-9

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“…Other findings suggest that overly positive views of the self (Lam, Wright, & Sham, 2005), Behavioral Approach System sensitivity (Meyer, Johnson, & Winters, 2001), beliefs about the importance of goals (Alloy et al, 2009;Francis-Raniere, Alloy, & Abramson, 2006), and goal engagement (Lozano & Johnson, 2001) can predict increases in mania. Evidence across these studies suggests an important role for cognitive and personality variables related to goal dysregulation as predictors of the course of manic symptoms.…”

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Elevated ambitions for fame among persons diagnosed with bipolar I disorder.

Johnson¹,

Carver²,

Gotlib³

2012

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

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A growing body of evidence suggests that people with bipolar disorder are highly goal-oriented. Compared to other persons, they expend more effort to attain rewards and view goal pursuit as more important to their self-worth. Persons at risk for mania and those diagnosed with bipolar spectrum disorders have been shown to endorse highly ambitious life goals, such as becoming a multimillionaire or achieving fame. This study is the first examination of whether such elevated goals characterize persons diagnosed with bipolar I disorder. We also examined whether elevated ambitions predicted symptom change over time. Ninety-two persons with bipolar I disorder and 81 age-and sex-matched controls completed the Willingly Approached Set of Statistically Unlikely Pursuits, a measure of extremely high life ambitions. A subset of the bipolar participants completed a 3-month follow-up interview. Participants with bipolar disorder endorsed higher ambitions for popular fame than did controls; moreover, heightened ambitions for popular fame and financial success predicted increases in manic symptoms in those with bipolar disorder over the next three months. Discussion focuses on goal regulation in bipolar disorder.

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Elevated ambitions for fame among persons diagnosed with bipolar I disorder.

Johnson¹,

Carver²,

Gotlib³

2012

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

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“…38 A prospective study in BD I patients showed that a high Achievement-striving facet score predicted increases in manic symptoms. 39 This facet is regarded as a propensity of BD I rather than BD II patients. Competence measures the tendency to believe in self efficacy.…”

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Comparative study of personality traits in patients with bipolar I and II disorder from the five-factor model perspective

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Lim

Kim

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Journal of Affective Disorders

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“…Increases in confidence are tied to setting higher goals on tasks. Intriguingly, goal engagement has been found to predict increases in manic symptoms over a several month period (Lozano & Johnson, 2001). A range of research is congruent with the idea that dysregulation in goal pursuit, perhaps related to poor control of reward pathways in the brain, is an important contributor to manic symptoms (Johnson, 2005).…”

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Life events in bipolar disorder: Towards more specific models

Johnson

2005

Clinical Psychology Review

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This article reviews the evidence concerning life events as a predictor of symptoms within bipolar disorder. First, key methodological issues in this area are described, and criteria used for including studies in this review are defined. Then findings that negative life events predict worse outcomes within bipolar disorder are reviewed. Beyond general studies on relapse, it is important to differentiate predictors of depression from predictors of mania. When severe negative life events occur, they appear to trigger increases in bipolar depression. Nonetheless, many depressions are unrelated to negative life events and appear to be triggered by other variables. The strongest evidence suggests that negative life events do not trigger mania, except perhaps in certain contexts. Retrospective findings for schedule-disrupting life events as a trigger for manic symptoms await further assessment within a longitudinal study. Life events involving goal attainment do appear to trigger manic symptoms. Overall, it is time to differentiate among specific types of life events, as these different forms of events point towards mechanisms linking stressors with symptom expression. These mechanisms provide clues into ways to integrate the social environment with biological vulnerability (see Bipolar disorder is clearly a biological disorder. Nonetheless, over the past 15 years, a wealth of research has made it abundantly clear that psychosocial variables shape outcomes of this disorder. Much of this psychosocial research has focused on whether life events predict the timing and severity of symptoms within this disorder. This paper reviews the evidence that life events are related to symptom expression within bipolar disorder. This basic question has challenged researchers for over 20 years. Given the growing literature, this paper focus on addressing two more specific questions. Which types of symptoms are related to life events? What types of life events influence symptoms? Given the growing number of studies available on these issues, this review will focus on those studies with the most rigorous methodologies. To set the stage for this endeavor, it is important to first review the major methodological issues in research on life events and bipolar disorder, including issues related to design, measurement, and sampling.

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Can personality traits predict increases in manic and depressive symptoms?

Cited by 147 publications

References 33 publications

Elevated ambitions for fame among persons diagnosed with bipolar I disorder.

Elevated ambitions for fame among persons diagnosed with bipolar I disorder.

Comparative study of personality traits in patients with bipolar I and II disorder from the five-factor model perspective

Life events in bipolar disorder: Towards more specific models

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