Bipolar Disorder Victoria Venske Rasmussen College Author Note This paper is being submitted on March 11‚ 2014‚ for Mr. Powell’s G148 Section 3 General Psychology Course. Bipolar disorder is also known as manic-depressive illness. This disorder causes unlikely changes in mood‚ energy‚ activity level‚ and carrying out normal daily activities. Symptoms of bipolar disorder are severe and can range from day to day. Not every person goes through these stages in order.
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appetite or body weight (Noshpitz‚ Kernberg & Bemporad‚ 1997). There also are two less-severe stages a bipolar patient may go through‚ which are mixed episodes and hypomanic episodes (APA‚ 2000). A mixed episode contains characteristics of both manic and depressive stages occurring at the same time (APA‚ 2000). Mixed episodes are the most difficult to
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Introduction to Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis CSLN/ 526 GA08MFC10F Richard Skaff April 19‚ 2009 Introduction to Bipolar Disorder According to the National Institute Mental Health(NIMH) booklet (2008)‚ Bipolar disorder is commonly known for a manic-depressive illness. This is caused by a brain disorder that usually shifts in mood‚ energy‚ activity levels‚ and carried out day by day. The symptoms of bipolar disorder are severe. The different norms that can go from up or down moods. Bipolar symptoms
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Bipolar disorder is formally known as manic depression. People who have bipolar disorder often have feelings of self-importance‚ elation‚ talkativeness‚ increased sociability‚ and a desire to embark on goal-oriented activities‚ coupled with the characteristics of irritability‚ impatience‚ impulsiveness‚ hyperactivity‚ and/ or a decreased need for sleep. There are not many known ways to prevent bipolar disorder/ manic depression because it is something that is sometimes caused
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“After giving my best to this child‚ I am sorry to say that for the safety of my family‚ friends‚ and myself‚ I no longer wish to parent this child‚” read the note accompanying the frightened Artyem Saviliev to the Russian Education of Ministries (Magee and Netter 2). Intercountry or international adoption is the process of establishing a permanent parent-child relationship with a child from another country through proper and legal channels (Intercountry Adoption). More Americans are opting for this
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"Have a cup of tea‚ suck on a piece of hard candy or enjoy a small bowl of light ice cream or frozen yogurt if you want something sweet after dinner‚ but then brush your teeth so you will be less likely to eat or drink anything else‚" suggests Elaine Magee‚ MPH‚ RD‚ WebMD’s "Recipe Doctor" and the author of Comfort Food Makeovers. 3. Choose Liquid Calories Wisely. Sweetened drinks pile on the calories‚ but don’t reduce hunger like solid foods do. Satisfy your thirst with water‚ sparkling water with
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Bipolar disorder is characterized by extreme changes in mood‚ energy and ability to function. Mood swings caused by bipolar disorder are different from the normal decay. They can hurt relationships and cause poor job performance in school‚ and often associated with psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations‚ delusions or thought disorders.The two extremes of the illness are mania (when the energy reaches its peak to become elation or irritability) and depression (when the lethargy and mood is grayed)
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duration of identified hand function‚ spatio temporal arm control). Secondary outcomes considered are communication‚ mood and emotions‚ social skills and interactions‚ pain‚ behavioral outcomes‚ activities of daily living‚ and adverse events. (Bradt‚ Magee‚ Dileo‚ Wheeler‚ McGilloway
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Cathy was stressed and had to plan how she would “attack” the doctors with questions‚ if she hoped to get any answers. After Al’s time at the hospitals‚ Al enrolled in a rehabilitation facility‚ Magee (Bauby‚ 1997‚ p. 104). At Magee‚ Cathy had to adjust to the idea she could easily communicate to the health care providers; Cathy was accustomed to trying to pry information out of the doctors like “guerrilla attacks” (Crimmins‚ 2001‚ p. 115). This change that Cathy
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A Study of Depression and Relationships A primary concern for Psychology research is depression. Depression affects a great deal of our population and many aspects of an individual’s mental health and well-being. In my research of books‚ articles‚ and Internet pages on depression‚ I chose to base my paper mainly on a 1994 article of a study of depression‚ entitled Depression‚ Working Models of Others‚ and Relationship Functioning‚ by Katherine B. Carnelley‚ Paula R. Pietromonaco‚ and
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