Essays Tagged: "Mania"
Bipolar theory, The phenomenon of Bipolar Affective Disorder
r must continue.Affective disorders are primarily characterized by depressed mood, elevatedmood or (mania), or alternations of depressed and elevated moods. The classical term ismanic-depressive illne ... e interchangeable.Milder forms of a depressive syndrome are called dysthymic disorder, mild forms ofmania are hypomania and the milder expressions of Bipolar disorder are calledcyclothymic disorders. ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
The Bipolar Disorder Experience
the United States. It is presented by both males and females. Bipolar disorder involves episodes of mania and depression. These episodes may alternate with profound depressions characterized by a perv ... es in appetite, sleep, in concentrations and driving.Bipolar disorder is diagnosed if an episode of mania occurs whether depression has been diagnosed or not (Goodwin, Guze, 1989, p 11). Most commonly ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health
Bipolar Disorder
ctive DisordersAffective disorders are primarily characterized by depressed mood, elevated mood or (mania), or alternations of depressed and elevated moods. The classical term is manic-depressive illn ... interchangeable. Milder forms of a depressive syndrome are called dysthymic disorder, mild forms of mania are hypomania and the milder expressions of Bipolar disorder are called cyclothymic disorders. ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health
Bipolar disorder: treatments and how to cope with the disease.
gy... 7). Bipolar disorder is defined as "a major mood disorder in which there are episodes of both mania and depression" (Clergy... 21). "Mania is an abnormally and persistently elevated (high) mood ... derstandable link between mood and behavior is lost; this senseless agitation is known as delirious mania, which is the counterpart of depressive stupor. Rarely seen in psychiatric practice today, del ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health
Bipolar disorders and you. This essay is about both bipolar disorders, the symptoms and treatments.
gy... 7). Bipolar disorder is defined as "a major mood disorder in which there are episodes of both mania and depression" (Clergy... 21). "Mania is an abnormally and persistently elevated (high) mood ... derstandable link between mood and behavior is lost; this senseless agitation is known as delirious mania, which is the counterpart of depressive stupor. Rarely seen in psychiatric practice today, del ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Bipolar disorder.
e affected.Bipolar disorder is characterized by an alternating pattern of emotional highs, known as mania, and lows, or depression. The severity of these signs vary from person to person, ranging from ... verity of these signs vary from person to person, ranging from mild to severe symptoms. Symptoms of mania include feelings of euphoria, inflated self-esteem, rapid speech, racing thoughts, being easil ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders
Bipolar disorder.
d States. It is presented by both males and females. Bipolar disorder is diagnosed if an episode of mania occurs whether depression has been diagnosed or not.Bipolar disorder have a one percent incide ... erious , but treatable mental illness that is characterized by recurrent episodes of depression and mania. These episodes are manifested by unusual and extreme shifts in moods, energy and behavior tha ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
Bipolar disorder
person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania" (479). It is clear that those with this disorder are unable to survive in the social and prof ... the second century in Cappadocia, a city in ancient Turkey. A man named Aretaeus found symptoms of mania and depression and saw a connection between the two. His work was not embraced until a scienti ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders
Bipolar Disorder
r also known as Manic Depressant Disorder is a mood disorder that involves episodes of both serious mania and depression. The person's mood will swing from being excessively high and irritable to sad ... specially when left untreated. Your average Bipolar patient is said to have an average of about ten mania or depression episodes in a lifetime.It is Obvious to most experts that there is no single cau ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders
Bipolar Disorder and It's Effects.
ar disorder has two different parts to it, manic and depressive, and areas in between which are hypomania, which is a mild level of mania, and psychosis, which is the severe cases of mania or depressi ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
BiPolar's Letter
ormally as possible, but soon discovered that was impossible. I began to experience episodes called mania (I learned this term a few years after my problems began). Literally, I stayed up entire night ... marijuana and basically engaged in every immoral activity possible. It was like a total relapse of mania, completely different than the euphoric feelings I had experienced before I met you. It was in ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Bipolar Disorder
nt mood disorder that causes severe mood swings. The disorder causes the person to have episodes of mania and depression; sometimes that have episodes with mixed symptoms. During the manic phase of th ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Health & Fitness
Bi Polar Disorder
affects nearly 3 million people in America today.Bipolar disorder may be diagnosed if an episode of mania occurs, whether depression has been diagnosed or not (Goodwin, Guze, 1989, p 11). In its earli ... and diarrhea. Patients who are unresponsive to Lithium are commonly those who experience dysphoric mania, or rapid cycling. Those patients can be treated through alternate medications.The American Ps ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Bipolar disorder
ipolar disorder is described by irregular patterns of expressive mood elevations, commonly known as mania, along with the lows, or depression. The brutality of these signs differs from person to perso ... these signs differs from person to person, and can range from calm to bad symptoms. The symptoms of mania (the high) includes the feeling of euphoria, magnified self-esteem, hurried speech, thoughts r ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Bipolar Disorders
t was known, as Manic Depressant Disorder is a mood disorder that involves episodes of both serious mania and depression. It's a serious illness, one that can lead to risky behavior, damaged relations ... matic stress disorder (Webmd).The classic form of the illness, which involves recurrent episodes of mania and depression, is called Bipolar I Disorder. Some people, however, never develop severe mania ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders
Bi-Polar Disorder
he iron filings which is a combination of many herbs, vegetables, and fruits to treat some types of mania. Depending on the person there can be better results with natural remedies than pills (GEAM). ... rbamazepine, and valproate. Lithium is one of the oldest and most used treatments for BPD. It helps mania and has been shown to help BPD depression but is not recommended for mixed mania. Its side eff ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Bipolar Disorder Which Effects Personality
ic highs to depressive lows. The majority of bipolar individuals experience alternating episodes of mania (an elvated or euphoric mood or irritable state) and depression (Ford-Martin, 2003, para. 2). ... ara. 2). There are three stages of this disorder. Bipolar I disorder involves recurrent episodes of mania and depression. A patient at this level has feelings of talkativeness, elation, and increased ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders
Bipolar Disorder: Causes, Contexts, and Treatments
consideration. First, it is important for clinicians to be able to recognize manic, depressive, hypomania, and mixed states. When patients move quickly from hypomanic to mixed states, mania can easily ... cians to consult the patients’ family to gain insight on their behavior. Self report forms for mania have recently been developed that can help identify symptom patterns. “Being able to adeq ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Bipolar disorder
zed by patterns of abnormal and severe mood swings, ranging from disabling depression to delusional mania. The bipolar disorder spectrum consists of four different variations: Bipolar I, Bipolar II, C ... As a result of decreased levels of serotonin and dopamine, individuals with bipolar experience hypomania. Persons with bipolar disorder also experience hypermania, which is caused by an increased lev ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders
Bipolar Disorder
behavior go along with these changes in mood. The periods of highs and lows are called episodes of mania and depression. A manic or depressive episode is diagnosed if symptoms occur with at least thr ... ith at least three other symptoms, nearly every day, for at least a week.Some signs and symptoms of mania, also known as "manic episodes" include: Increased energy, excessively high, euphoric moods, e ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology