of Unipolar depression and Bipolar disorders one might see that there are many similarities but significant differences. One might see how life tasks and one’s emotions and motivations are subject to failure when acquiring these disorders. One might also notice that many of those whom acquire these disorders do not even realize that they have them. Questions one might ask are how does one know if they or a family member may be subject to or experiencing these disorders and how does one treat them
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Colleen Story Depression Paper While similar‚ unipolar depression and bipolar disorder cause different struggles in individuals who have them. Unipolar depression is characterized only by bouts of depression symptoms‚ while people with bipolar disorder experience the same symptoms in combination with cycles of mania. There are many biological and psychological theories of the causes of unipolar depression‚ but bipolar disorder has for the most part been studied biologically. Finally‚ unipolar depression
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Personal Statement When I was eleven years old I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. I had a hard time coping with the changes in my mood. Part of my healing process consisted of trying many different medications‚ therapies‚ and developing the desire to heal. During this time‚ friends I had for many years pushed me away‚ and although I felt alone and confused at times‚ I came out thriving. Bipolar Disorder is a mood disorder thought to be caused by chemical imbalances in the brain that can result
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and ICDs do for medicine.(Lynda‚ ‚2009) NANDA defines psychosocial as diagnoses that promote optimal mental and emotional health and social functioning. Psychosocial nursing diagnoses are often used with patients who have diseases like depression‚ bipolar diseases‚ anorexia‚ bulimia‚ substance abuse‚ alcohol abuse‚ have attempted or are thinking of suicide‚ have death or dying issues‚ coping and self-esteem issues or behavioral issues. Self-esteem has to do with one’s
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impacted my mind. One of them was Jacob’s story. It was sad to see how the persistent labeling with hyperactivity by preschool teachers took a 3 year old boy down to the pathway of a million American children‚ who were eventually diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Most of these children were forced to take several strong antipsychotic drugs and mood stabilizers already in their teens. It is widely known that early childhood is one of the most physically active period of the life‚ in which the child
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Depression PSY 270 9/27/09 Unipolar and bipolar disorders are both mood disorders that feature depression; however‚ there is a significant difference between the two. Unipolar disorder is basically an episode of depression that lasts for at least two weeks. Its symptoms include a depressed mood and noticeable loss of interest in activities one used to enjoy. The person may feel empty or sad‚ dejected‚ agitated‚ anxious‚ tearful‚ angry‚ or humiliated. These feelings last for long periods of
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Depression Unipolar depression and bipolar depression both run in the same family of mental disorders. They are however‚ both very different with unique individualized characteristics. They both do cause a person to experience severe and very debilitating bouts of depression‚ clinical or major. As stated in the prompt‚ “many people become depressed at some point in their lives‚ but when these feelings interfere with an individual’s ability to live a normal life and persist for an extended period
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Holden Claufield suffers from abnormal behavior. It’s safe to say that Holden doesn’t exactly act like a normal teenager does. Holden suffers from bipolar disorder. A mental illness which causes you to be depressed‚ feeling low and useless‚ as well as manic behavior that causes him to be sleepless‚ irrational‚ and act out with wild behavior. Bipolar disorder can be expressed as a manic-depressive illness. It is characterized by cycling mood changes‚ severe highs‚ mania‚ and severe lows‚ depression. Sometimes
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depicted individuals who suffer from any mental disorders unfairly for several years. Often‚ people are generated to accept behaviors that they often see happening in “real” time such as movies‚ T.V shows‚ news announcements‚ or even reading books. This can be shown in the movie Silver Linings Playbook‚ actresses Catherine Zeta-Jones and Amanda Bynes. Some people may become enraged when noticing how the media depicts individuals who suffer with mental disorders within the surrounding society. However‚
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of Manic Depression. Manic depression is another name for Bipolar; meaning that you can be really happy one second and really sad the next. The article briefly mentions how you can find out if you have it‚ also. Towards the end of the article it talks about how you can reduce the symptoms of Manic Depression (bipolar disorder). -Supporting Facts- • Manic Depression is also known as Bipolar Disorder‚ is classified as a type of disorder that goes way beyond the days ordinary ups and downs‚ and is
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