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Consistent with the event congruency hypothesis, a personality style focused on performance, high self-standards, and self-criticism may increase vulnerability to both depressive and hypomanic symptoms when bipolar individuals confront life events congruent with this style. In contrast, a personality style concerned with attachment to others may buffer against depression when bipolar individuals face congruent negative events.
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