and these mood changes have been identified as disorders. One example‚ bipolar disorder is perhaps one of the oldest known diseases. It has grown into one of the most common illnesses that people of every age‚ culture‚ and gender must deal with on an everyday basis. In recent times bipolar disorder has become quite prevalent in children and adolescents causing and increased concern and interest in this area. Bipolar disorder is a lifelong mood disorder‚ characterized by recurrent manic or hypomanic
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Abstract Bipolar disorder affects millions of people and sometimes are misdiagnosed or not diagnosed at all. This disorder affects peoples’ lives and their relationships with others. People who are diagnosed with this disorder often do not know why they are acting the way they do. People who are diagnosed with this disorder often lead to more severe conditions that may lead to self- harm to themselves or others. Overview Bipolar disorder is known as a depressive disorder and is a critical mental
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Lovato‚ who last week tweeted her support for Catherine Zeta-Jones’ "brave" decision to be treated for bipolar II disorder‚ revealed that she too is bipolar. The 18-year-old Disney actress discovered her diagnosis during her three-month stay at arehabilitation center in Illinois‚ where she was treated for anorexia‚ bulimia and cutting. "I never found out until I went into treatment that I was bipolar‚" Lovato told People. "Looking back it makes sense. There were times when I was so manic‚ I was writing
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and speed is loud and pressured. He also speaks about impregnating his secretary and taking out a second mortgage on his house in order to pay for three law offices. Based on these symptoms‚ Melanie would most likely diagnose Rick with a Bipolar Spectrum Disorder. Rick’s subjective symptoms include his claims to multitasking with great success as well as his emotionally labile state. He also expresses his impulsivity and purchase
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feelings of self hatred develop from the depressive’s thoughts about unresolved conflicts which have often been repressed to the unconscious. Psychoanalytic explanations find it especially difficult to explain the cyclical nature of bipolar disorder‚ and mood disorders such as SAD and post natal depression; they only seem to have an explanation for depression. Melanie Klein‚ a post Freudian‚ claims that whether an individual loses his or her self esteem depends on the quality of the individual’s
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than seven thousand teenagers kill themselves yearly. This rise in teenage suicides has happened because of an increase in a psychological disorder called manic-depressive disorder. A psychological disorder is a condition in which behavior is judged to be atypical‚ disturbing‚ and mal-adaptive. Manic-depressive disorder‚ which is also known as bipolar disorder‚ is when a person experiences prolonged hopelessness and lethargy until eventually returning to normality. In the manic-depressive episode
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The Rorschach and Bipolar Disorder Singer‚ Hedy K.‚ Brabender‚ Virginia. (Spring‚ 1993). The Use of the Rorschachto Differentiate Unipolar and Bipolar Disorders. Journal of Personality Assessment. 60‚ 333-345 The article begins by stating that the DSM-III-R‚ the most current issue at the time‚ divides affective disorders into 2 categories: unipolar and bipolar. Those with unipolar disorders only experience depressive episodes. Individuals with bipolar disorder experience episodes of mania‚ as well
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Medication is the most important treatment for bipolar disorders. I will outline the medication listed in the textbook and state their potential side effects and limitations in point form. Drug: Lithium Lithium is the first choice of treatment for bipolar disorders and it is indicated that Lithium is effective in the alleviation of manic and depressive episodes. 75-80% of patients who take Lithium as directed show improvement. One patient‚ on page 177 of the textbook‚ states that Lithium prevents
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Adolescent Bipolar Disorder: Recognition and plan of treatment for families Upper Iowa University August 3rd‚ 2014 Abstract Bipolar disorder (BD) is a serious mental illness in which a person’s mood will alternate between mania and depression; and where what would be considered common emotions will become powerfully as well as unpredictably exaggerated. Bipolar disorder is also referred to as manic-depressive illness. While bipolar disorder is less common than depression at least fifteen
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Bipolar is a complex physiological and psychological disorder that can impact and control a person ’s thinking and activity in their daily life. The name Bipolar or manic depressive illness refers to the fact that the person who suffers from the disease goes from one extreme of mania to one of depression. As I was growing up‚ I had an anger problem. When I was about 11 or 12‚ my mom and I got into a huge fight. She was talking to me very calmly and telling me over and over that she loved me
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