Individual research Paper Claudine Robinson CSNL 526 January 12‚ 2012 Dr. Michelle McGuire Individual research Paper Bipolar Manic Depression Bipolar Disorder is a mental illness that affect between 0.8% and 1.6% of the population that is at least one out of every 100 persons. It affects women as well as men and usually starts somewhere around a person’s teens or late twenties. This particular depression has to do with mood swings and causes people to go from highs/cheerful and blissful
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Elizabeth Sunderland 4-9-12 Psy 531 Pre Practicum Weekly Topic: Hoarding Although compulsive hoarding seems to be a severe mental health disorder‚ it is currently not categorized as a psychiatric disorder and not listed in the DSM-IV. In the DSM-IV however‚ one of the 8 criteria for Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder is ‘the inability to discard worn-out or worthless objects even when they have no sentimental value’. There is currently a proposed revision for Hoarding in the DSM-V
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BIPOLAR: HUMAN BEHAVIOR OR DISEASE? Thesis Statement: 1. Bipolar disorder can affect an individual‚ most especially in socializing with other people and coping with the society. I. Introduction II. Bipolar Disease/Disorder A. Bipolar Disorder B. Bipolar Disorder Harder on Youngsters III. Symptoms of a person with a Bipolar Disorder A. Mood Mapping B. Bipolar Disease a. Symptoms b. Cause IV. Treatment to Bipolar Disorder A. Creativity Closely
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BIPOLAR 5/20/2016 0 COMMENTS Ways to cope with Bipolar. I have struggled with severe bipolar disorder for almost 2 years now along with some other problems I have. I was at one point getting support and help for it and it almost went then high school came along and I relapsed yet this time I haven’t gotten the help because of bullying that has honestly changed my view on getting help. Instead i came up with some ways to control my emotions more towards whilst I’m at school or at a friend’s house
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manic depression or bipolar disorder. With symptoms like mania which is a period of elevated energy‚ happiness and irritably or depression that brings a feeling of hopelessness‚ insecurity and negativity; life can be hard. Firstly‚ this article will examine bipolar disorder including symptoms and whom it affects. Then‚ it is assessed on how it affects an individual’s brain. Finally‚ it is examined on how to ease the symptoms of bipolar disorder. It is crucial to study bipolar disorder because for
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diagnosing of bipolar disorder in teenagers. The number of adolescence being diagnosed with bipolar has increased at an astonishing rate of 40-fold in the past decade (Dr. Mark Zimmerman‚ Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior). While there is validity in a small percentage‚ there is an alarming amount of misdiagnosis. As a high-paced tech savvy society‚ we want answers and quick fixes now. There is a long involved and in-depth strategic process to properly diagnose bipolar disorder
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of inequality. Inequality has been and continues to be a problem in all societies. There is no society that distributes income evenly. In spite of all the theoretical and technical problems of measurement‚ the government has developed a widely cited poverty index that reflects the diverse intake requirements of families depending on their size‚ sex‚ age and family location‚ while also surveying the gender of the head of household. Based on previous surveys‚ the creators of the poverty index
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Today I’m going to be talking about bipolar disorder. It is a disorder that effects a lot of people around the world and is very harmful. It makes you depressed and feel like you don’t like yourself and makes you have lots of crazy episodes and makes some people go crazy. Bipolar disorder is a very serious disorder that makes you go crazy and makes you have lots of crazy episodes‚ and puts you in serious depression .It also brings lots of high and low moods and changes your sleep‚ energy‚ thinking
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Bipolar disorder is a serious mental health disorder if not being treated the disorder can take over a person’s life. Bipolar disorder consists of mania and depression episodes that can change time to time. According to the article “Medication prescribing patterns for patients with bipolar I disorder in hospital settings: adherence to published practice guidelines” (Lim‚ 2001)‚ an examination was performed to compare medication prescribing in hospitals to recently released of expert’s consensus guidelines
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Bipolar disorders fall into two categories‚ Bipolar I Disorder and Bipolar II Disorder. According to the DSM-5 (2013)‚ “for a diagnosis of Bipolar I Disorder‚ it is necessary to meet the following criteria for a manic episode. The manic episode may have been preceded by and may be followed by hypomanic or major depressive episodes” (p. 123). While a diagnosis for Bipolar II Disorder needs to meet the criteria for a current or past hypomanic episode and criteria for a current or past major depressive
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