Abnormal Psychology | Unipolar and Bipolar Depression | Causes‚ Symptoms‚ and Treatment | Shawn M Best 10/16/2011 | Identifying the causes of unipolar and bipolar depression can be a complicated task because there are no known exact causes‚ just theories. These theories include chemical and hormonal imbalances within the brain‚ a misfiring of ion activity‚ and inherited genetics or biological abnormalities (Comer‚ 2005). Individuals who suffer with unipolar depression‚ which
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Mood Disorders Mood disorders are a disturbance in the emotional state‚ which affects thinking‚ physical symptoms‚ social relationships and behavior. If you have a mood disorder‚ you might feel very happy or very sad for long periods of time for no apparent reason. There are different types of mood disorders including: mania‚ depression‚ bipolar‚ drug induced mood disorders‚ and medically induced mood disorders. When a mood factor pushes a person to one extreme or the other that mood disorders can
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Unit 14 Physiological disorders Task1 P1 and P2 Physiological Disorder | Panic Disorder | Bipolar Disorder | Cause of Disorder | The causes of panic attacks and panic disorder are not so easy to understand.Normally the tendency to have panic attacks runs in families.This is always connected to the one of the major event of a person in his life graduating from college and entering the workplace‚ getting married‚ and having a baby. Severe stress‚ such as the death of a loved one‚ divorce‚ or job
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Psychological Disorder Paper Psy/450 University of Phoenix Amanda Kettinger 3 July 2010 Psychological Disorder Many mental disorders vary from person to person and in its on severity. All disorders have both a physical and psychological components. Abnormal behavior is difficult to define. Behavior may also be evaluated by whether it conforms to social rules and cultural norms‚ an approach that avoids reproachful nonconformists as irregular for behavior that‚ although strange‚ may
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Coach Vickery April 22‚ 2013 Shonte Cunningham-Boggs Psychology Bipolar Disorder Bipolar is a disorder that is usually caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. This causes major mood swings‚ and can make you super happy and energetic or really depressed. You can go from high to low in seconds. When you are diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder you can go through a “high” period called (mania).Bipolar Mania is an unusually great feeling you get. Some other symptoms are extreme happiness
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Chapter 7 Review Mood disorders I. DEPRESSION AND MANIA ARE THE KEY EMOTIONS IN MOOD DISORDERS: A. Depression—a low‚ sad state in which life seems dark and its challenges overwhelming B. Mania—a state of breathless euphoria or frenzied energy C. Most people with a mood disorder experience only depression 1. This pattern is called unipolar depression 2. There is no history of mania 3. Mood returns to normal when depression lifts D. Others experience periods of mania that alternate with
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Unfortunately‚ mood disorders are far too common especially during adolescent years. Everything from sadness to severe depression‚ anxiety‚ bipolar‚ and panic attacks are just a few mood disorders that adolescents are effected with far too often. The social and academic pressures that adolescents undergo in schools such as popularity‚ maintaining good grades‚ making important decisions‚ puberty‚ parent/adolescent relationships‚ staying thin can all be unbearable. All of this causing these adolescents
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11Focused Study Guide for Mood Disorders 1. List the signs & symptoms of anxiety & describe the nurse’s role in managing anxiety in clients. Panic Disorder -Episodes typically last 15 to 30 min Four or more of the following symptoms are present: * Palpitations * Shortness of breath * Choking or smothering sensation * Chest pain * Nausea * Feelings of depersonalization * Fear of dying or insanity * Chills or hot flashes | Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) excessiveWorry > 6 months
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Phase of Bipolar Disorder: Identification of the Initial Symptoms as well as Biological‚ Structural‚ and Genetic Causes of Bipolar Disorder Kristen E. Carboni Villanova University Author Note Kristen E. Carboni‚ Undergraduate Student of Psychology‚ Villanova University. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Kristen Carboni‚ Department of Psychology‚ Villanova University‚ Villanova‚ PA 19085. Email: kcarboni@villanova.edu The Prodromal Phase of Bipolar Disorder: Identification
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------------------------------------------------- As many as 19 million Americans million are affected by mood disorders ( The two main types of mood disorders are bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder which are described as disturbances in mood‚ behavior and emotion.“ Bipolar disorder is a complex disorder in which the core feature is pathological disturbance in mood ranging from extreme elation‚ or mania‚ to severe depression usually accompanied by disturbances in thinking and behavior
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