According to: http://en.wikipedia.org Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder‚ also known as manic depression‚ is an illness marked by extreme changes in mood‚ energy and behavior‚ it is also known as manic depression because a person ’s mood can change between the "poles" of mania (highs) and depression (lows). These changes can last for hours‚ days‚ weeks or even months. According to: http://www.dbsalliance.org Six million adult Americans are affected by bipolar disorder. Usually begins in late adolescence
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Bipolar Disorder as a Social Stigma A stigma can have many different meanings‚ but in sociology‚ a stigma is a concept in which someone is perceived as “different‚” usually in a negative manner. Every person has some type of stigma that separates them from the rest of society. There are three types of stigmas: abominations of the body‚ blemishes of character‚ and a tribal stigma. Abomination of the body is a physical stigma that can be seen with the eye‚ while blemishes of character is a flaw
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(2012): Bipolar Disorder Kathleen Wesley 2134 154 000 Deakin University‚ Burwood Word Count: 2‚843 (including in-text citations‚ timestamps and reference list) The movie ‘Silver Linings Playbook’‚ filmed in 2012 and directed by David O. Russel‚ follows the life story of Pat Solitano‚ a former teacher who is released from a mental insituation and places significant importance on his getting his life back togther. Over the film’s course‚ it becomes apparent that Pat suffers from Bipolar Disorder
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manic-depression illness. Manic-depression is another name for bipolar. What is bipolar disorder? Bipolar disorder is a disorder in which the brain experience manic high (enthusiastic) and low (depression). The nonfiction story "An Unquiet Mind: Memoir of Mood and Madness" relates to bipolar disorder and influence of society. As mentioned earlier‚ bipolar disorder is a disorder in which the brain experience manic high to low. The highs and lows of bipolar disorder are totally different than what an average
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diagnosed with Bipolar 1 Disorder after walking in on his wife cheating with the history teacher from the school they teach at. This paper will compare how the movie portrays Bipolar 1 Disorder‚ and distinguish the differences between the two by using the DSM-V as a resource. In addition‚ the DSM-V made changes to facilitate diagnosing Bipolar 1 and 2 earlier‚ instead of misdiagnosing for another disorder (Culpepper‚ 2014). Here is an overview of the changes to the DSM-V in relation to Bipolar 1 Disorder
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Depression Paper Kenda Pollick PSY/270 Richard Ferguson March 9‚ 2010 Depression Paper Unipolar depression and bipolar disorder are two common mood disorders. The emotions that make these two disorders classify as mood disorders are depression and mania. Depression is a mood that makes a person feel sad and low and makes life seem overwhelming and challenging. Mania‚ however‚ is the opposite. Mania is a state of emotion where a person feels an abnormally elevated
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character are schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Schizophrenia is a mental illness that is characterized by the persistent defects in the perception of one’s reality‚ but the disorder mainly affects cognition. Schizophrenia translates from Greek to mean‚ roughly‚ shattered mind. Popular culture confuses schizophrenia with dissociative identity
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(2007). The Causes of Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression).Psych Central. Retrieved on March 26‚ 2014‚ from http://psychcentral.com/lib/the-causes-of-bipolar-disorder-manic-depression/000912 Last accesed 26th March 2014 Krans Diagnosis and classification issues: DSM 5 and more . (2010). Defining abonormality. Available: http://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/58622_Chapter_7_Pomerantz_(Clinical)_I_Proof_(Low_Res)_4.pdf. Last accessed 25th March 2014. DSM Library NHS. (2012). Treating bipolar disorder. Available:
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cognitive‚ emotional‚ or behavioral functioning‚ and caused by social‚ psychological‚ biochemical‚ genetic‚ or other factors‚ such as infection or head trauma”. Many mental disorders can progress into other disorders. The progression of depression‚ into bipolar disorder‚ into schizophrenia is what this paper is going to deal with. There is no known cure for any of these disorders‚ just ways to cope. Clinical depression‚ also known as Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)‚ is among one of the leading mental
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Schizophrenia vs. Bipolar Disorder Page 1 Schizophrenia vs. Bipolar Disorder Angela M. Powell English Composition I Kim Elliott-White April 18‚ 2011 Schizophrenia vs. Bipolar Disorder Page 2 Brain disorders are commonly misunderstood due to the actions of the person living with the disorder. Education about brain disorders should decrease the misunderstanding of the disorders‚ and increase the support
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