Abstract Bipolar disorder affects approximately 5.7 million adult Americans‚ or about 2.6% of the U.S. population age 18 and older every year according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Bipolar disorder is commonly diagnosed based upon the criteria found within the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders‚ symptoms‚ course of illness‚ and‚ when available‚ family history. Treatment is made up of taking a mood stabilizing medication and should include
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in the 1950’s with a great deal of research and much more highly developed technology many people with mental disorders have been treated. In America‚ more than 45 million adults suffer from a mental disorder (MENTAL ILLNESS AND THE FAMILY: RECOGNIZING WARNING SIGNS AND HOW TO COPE). That’s about 25 percent of people over the age of 18. Many of these people fail to realize that they have a mental illness or succeed in hiding it from others. When these disorders remain ignored they lead to harmful
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Bipolar Disorder By Elliott Subervi Bipolar Disorder “Bipolar disorder is a condition in which people experience abnormally elevated (manic or hypomanic) and abnormally depressed states for short‚ or significant periods of time; in a way that interferes with functioning .(web‚Md) Bipolar disorder has been estimated to affect more than 5 million Americans—about 3 out of every 100 adults. [2] It affects people without regard to age‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ education or occupation. Not everyone
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Body Image By: Jennifer E-mail: jennerjohnston@hotmail.com Body Image Portrayed by the Media Through the use of imagery‚ the display of life-styles‚ and the reinforcement of values‚ advertisements are communicators of culturally defined concepts such as success‚ worth‚ love‚ sexuality‚ popularity‚ and normalcy. Of particular concern over the past two decades has been excessive use of sexual stereotypes‚ especially of women. Women are directly affected by this advertising‚ beyond the mere
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K. Culler Professor Adam Renchen English 100 Section 84 16 October 2012 Body Image in Advertising‚ a Two-Faced Industry Body image for women and girls in the US is a sensitive and controversial issue. The trend became the thinner the better with the entrance of the supermodel Twiggy onto the fashion scene. This mind set became the norm in advertising‚ and with it a great deal of negative backlash surrounding body image and women. The thought was if you weren’t skinny then you weren’t attractive
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The Effects of Bipolar Disorder on an Individual The Effects of Bipolar Disease on an Individual How does an individual with Bipolar disorder lead a normal and productive life? Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder characterized by cycles of depression and euphoria or mania‚ the symptoms of both the depressive and manic phases can be devastating for the individual who suffers Bipolar disorder. An overview of the disease itself can give a better understanding of its process
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Dysthymic disorder also known as Neurotic depression is a depressive mood disorder. It usually is current and happens every day or two years. Dysthymia is more common among African Americans and Mexican Americans than among Caucasians. Womaen are twice as likely to suffer from this depreesive mood disorder than males. Women are diagnosed with dysthymic disorder at two to three times the rate as men. The cause of this may be the hormonal fluctuation from the menstrual cycle‚ pregnancy‚ and menopause
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studied the way a human brain works‚ the thought process and complex responses of a person. In all this‚ a theory had emerged from cognitive research that people possess eight different intelligences. There aren’t two minds that are the same‚ and because each person has a different kind of a mind‚ they also learn and receive information differently. In this paper I want to talk about Gardner’s theory; according to which‚ “we are all able to know the world
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Jillian Kaman October 27‚ 2011 Writing Assignment 6 Gregory Bovasso Somatoform Disorders Somatoform disorders and dissociative disorders are issues that look like medical problems but are actually psychosocially induced. Somatoform disorders are psychological issues being shown mostly as a physical problem. When asked to compare and contrast a few of the main Somatoform disorders I can strongly say that what I found in my studies was quite interesting. In a few short paragraphs below I
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the cause of mood disorders these mainly consist of Unipolar and Bipolar
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