“A Positive Mood Cannot be too Positive”

Mansell, Warren

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“…Actually, feelings similar to hypomanic experiences are reported by the majority of people in the general population (Jones, Mansell, & Waller, 2006 ; Udachina & Mansell, 2007 ), suggesting that positive mood itself may not always be the main problem in BD. This corresponds with Mansell ( 2016 ), who argues that positive moods should be accepted and cherished in BD, but that it is also important to distinguish between the destructive and constructive power of positive mood. A qualitative study by Russell and Moss ( 2013 ) shows that it is possible for people with BD to develop this insight, which may be an important step towards recovery.…”

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“…Dampening has been shown to be heightened among people with BD (Edge et al, 2013 ; Johnson, Tharp, Peckham, & McMaster, 2016 ) and to predict depressive and also manic symptoms over the course of 6 months in remitted persons with BD (Gilbert et al, 2013 ). Mansell ( 2016 ) describes the fear of becoming manic and experiencing relapse as one of the greatest problems in BD. One consequence of this fear might be dampening of positive emotions and avoiding positive experiences (Edge et al, 2013 ), which may prevent people from leading a meaningful life and hinder recovery.…”

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Exploring factors associated with personal recovery in bipolar disorder

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Background Personal recovery is increasingly recognized as important outcome for people with bipolar disorder (BD), but research addressing associated factors of personal recovery in this group remains scarce. This study aimed to explore the association of sociodemographic variables, social participation, psychopathology, and positive emotion regulation with personal recovery in BD. Methods Baseline data from a randomized controlled trial and survey data were combined ( N = 209) and split into a training ( n = 149) and test sample ( n = 60). Block‐wise regression analyses and model training were used to determine the most relevant predictors. The final parsimonious model was cross‐validated in the test sample. Results In the final parsimonious model, satisfaction with social roles (β = .442, p < .001), anxiety symptoms (β = −.328, p < .001), manic symptoms (β = .276, p < .001), and emotion‐focused positive rumination (β = .258, p < .001) were independently associated with personal recovery. The model explained 57.3% variance in personal recovery (adjusted R 2 = .561) and performed well in predicting personal recovery in the independent test sample (adjusted R 2 = .491). Conclusions Our findings suggest that especially social participation, anxiety and positive rumination might be relevant treatment targets when aiming to improve personal recovery. Practitioner points Personal recovery is considered an increasingly important outcome for people with chronic mental health conditions, including bipolar disorder. We found that anxiety and manic symptoms as well as positive rumination and social participation were independently associated with personal recovery in bipolar disorder. Therefore, these outcomes might be relevant treatment targets when aiming to improve personal recovery in bipolar disorder. Possible interventions to improve these outcomes are discussed, including supported employment and vocational rehabilitation for social participation and exercising with savoring strategies to increase positive rumination.

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Exploring factors associated with personal recovery in bipolar disorder

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“…45 This is not a question I will take up here. 46 It is worth noting, however, that to the extent that such claims to unceded sovereignty are defensible, they will establish a claim to sovereignty for distinct First Nations, and not for Indigenous Australians as a collective, a consideration which is relevant to arguments for a centralized Voice. 47 A second line of justification appeals to the fact that the exercise of controlling influence, either extensive or restricted, may be required for continuation of collective ways of life.…”

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Political Legitimacy and the Indigenous Voice to Parliament

Cox

2023

J Applied Philosophy

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This article sets out an argument from legitimacy for the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament in Australia. The article first sets out an understanding of political legitimacy and of legitimacy deficits and argues that the Australian Government faces a legitimacy deficit with respect to its exercise of political power and authority over Indigenous Australians. The deficit arises, it is argued, because Indigenous Australians face significant structural injustice and there is little hope of redressing this injustice within the prevailing governing conventions. The article then argues that the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament ought to be seen as part of a package to address this legitimacy deficit by resetting the governing conventions of Australian society. The argument from legitimacy is then compared favorably with more familiar arguments from sovereignty and the right to self‐determination.

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Psychometric properties and utility of the Responses to Positive Affect questionnaire (RPA) in a sample of people with bipolar disorder

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Objectives To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Responses to Positive Affect (RPA) questionnaire in a sample of persons with bipolar disorder (BD). Method Cross‐sectional survey study with 107 persons with BD. The original 3‐factor model of the RPA was compared with a 2‐factor model. Construct validity was determined with measures of well‐being, personal recovery, social role participation, and psychopathology and incremental validity was evaluated. Results The fit of the 3‐factor model was acceptable for most fit indices. Subscores of the RPA revealed a significant relationship with aspects of well‐being, personal recovery, and psychopathology. Dampening and self‐focused positive rumination explained additional variance in personal recovery above and beyond well‐being. Conclusions The RPA is an internally consistent and valid tool to assess positive emotion regulation processes in persons with BD. Specifically, the processes of dampening and emotion‐focused positive rumination seem to play an important role in BD.

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“A Positive Mood Cannot be too Positive”

Cited by 3 publications

References 49 publications

Exploring factors associated with personal recovery in bipolar disorder

Exploring factors associated with personal recovery in bipolar disorder

Political Legitimacy and the Indigenous Voice to Parliament

Psychometric properties and utility of the Responses to Positive Affect questionnaire (RPA) in a sample of people with bipolar disorder

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