Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric condition, once known as manic-depressive disorder. In a basic sense, it is a disorder of mood swings – patients experience alternating extreme moods, between what is called mania (or an overly happy mood) and depression. Some psychiatrists describe these moods as “elevated energy moods” It affects both males and females at an equal rate, usually starting at early teenage to their mid-twenties. The cause of bipolar disorder is still unknown, but it has been shown
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Depression is not only a state of being sad, it is a disease that conquers the ability to feel emotion, whether good or bad. Depression not only involves the mind, it also involves the body and thoughts. Some complain of excessive headaches and extreme pain and this is identified as depression. This disease can be passed down through genes or can follow external events or can be caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. Depression affects twenty percent of all Americans, some without even knowing
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Bipolar Disorder Physiological Psychology PSY-322-CL02 October 22, 2010 Introduction There are more than three million Americans equating to 1 up to 2 1/2 percent of the population. Even the rich and famous, movie stars, great singers, television personalities and artists such as Jim Carrey, Abraham Lincoln, Cary Grant and Sigmund Freud, to name a few, are affected or were affected by this disorder. A large amount of the public continue to think people with this disorder are in 'categories'
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A Day in the Life: Bipolar Disorder Abstract Bipolar Disorder, sometimes referred to as a manic-depressive disorder, is best described as an illness that results in drastic and unpredictable mood swings, energy levels and one’s ability to complete daily tasks. Not to be confused with simply being tired or in a bad mood, the symptoms associated with bipolar disorders are drastic, severe and frightening for many. It can easily annihilate relationships, jeopardize careers and in some cases
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Bipolar: The Emotional Curse Many people today suffer from a condition called manic-depressive disorder, more common known by many people as bipolar disorder. Bipolar is mental illness that has been around since the 16 century. This condition affects a person by giving them instant mood swings. One can be happy at one point time and in a few seconds be upset for no reason. It’s a condition that affects approximately 5.7 million people in the United Sates or 5% of people in the world. (Bipolar Disorder
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“If the proper study of mankind is man, man’s inescapable problem is himself-what he would like to be, what he is, what he is not, and yet what he must live and die with.” –John Mason Brown (Brown 207) The Two Sides of America and Willy Loman America is a madman. America became a man who fell off his rocker and is free to roam the earth to disturb the minds of those who inhabit it. The American dream is often considered a fantasy by those who criticize it. Capitalism sometimes may not be all
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Mental Disorders (DSM IV-TR) Anxiety disorder Mood/Affective disorder definitions Anxiety is a disorder in which a person feels intense fear of something that should not be feared in such an extreme way, or something that is non-existent. Mood/affective disorder is a feeling or mood that is inappropriate or extreme for the situation. Examine Various Classifications Generalized anxiety disorder: chronic nervousness or fear which is not warranted by an object or situation. Panic disorder: feelings
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My Journey Through Life With Bipolar Disorder My journey through life with Bipolar Disorder has not been fun at the very least. I have lived over 22 years with the debilitating disease. A lot of people do not understand the meaning of what it is. The definition of Bipolar Disorder is, “A brain disorder that causes shifts in mood, energy, activity task, and the ability to carry out day to day task” (NIH). For a lot of people they seem to think, oh you can just jump out of the manic episode or
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Bipolar Disorder can be a very scary thing for people to go through. You can go from being extremely “happy”; to extremely upset within seconds, which is due to the serotonin levels in your brain. Bipolar disorder causes people to have mood swings which most of the time have nothing to do with anything going on in their lives. This disease is exactly that, a disease. People who get it cannot help it, just as people with cancer cannot help what they have received. Another name for bipolar disorder
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Psychiatric Disorders, Diseases, and Drugs Barb Parker PSY/240 April 7, 2012 Rebecca Gazda Psychiatric disorders and neuropsychological disorders were, in the past, thought to be caused by two different abnormalities (Pinel, 2009). Now there is enough evidence to qualify both disorders as disorders of dysfunctional brains (Pinel, 2009). There are a few differences in the causes; psychiatric disorders are more influenced by experience and are harder to diagnose (Pinel, 2009). This
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