bipolar disorder essay assignment 2
STUDENT DETAILS
ACAP Student ID: 168415
Name: Alana Gombach
Course: Bachelor of Applied Social Science (BASSIX)
ASSESSMENT DETAILS
Unit/Module: COUN2051
Educator: Enza Santangelo
Assessment Name: Mental Health Policy and Practice
Assessment Number: 2
Term & Year: 3/2014
Word Count: 1096
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I declare that this assessment is my own work, based on my own personal research/study . I also declare that this assessment, nor parts of it, has not been previously submitted for any other unit/module or course, and that I have not copied in part or whole or otherwise plagiarised the work of another student and/or persons. I have read the ACAP Student Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct Policy and understand its implications.
I also declare, if this is a practical skills assessment, that a Client/Interviewee Consent Form has been read and signed by both parties, and where applicable parental consent has been obtained.
Bipolar disorder (sometimes referred to as manic depression) is a long term psychological that the mind goes through different changes of thought, also known as mood swings (Craighead and Nemeroff, 2001). Bipolar disorder usually develops in the teenage years and, for numerous consumers, the disruption lingers throughout the individual’s lifespan. People with bipolar disorder will either alternate between mania and depression or will experience them simultaneously in various episodes (Craighead and Nemeroff, 2001). Bipolar disorder is commonly subdivided into three categories: bipolar l which comprises of phases of severe mood episodes from mania to depression; Bipolar ll is a milder form of mood altitude, including minor episodes of hypomania that substitute with stages of major depression; and cyclothymic defines periods of hypomania with passing periods of depression that are not as extensive or long-lasting as seen in full depressive episodes. What do you know about bipolar disorder?
In this presentation I will demonstrate the
ACAP Student ID: 168415
Name: Alana Gombach
Course: Bachelor of Applied Social Science (BASSIX)
ASSESSMENT DETAILS
Unit/Module: COUN2051
Educator: Enza Santangelo
Assessment Name: Mental Health Policy and Practice
Assessment Number: 2
Term & Year: 3/2014
Word Count: 1096
DECLARATION
I declare that this assessment is my own work, based on my own personal research/study . I also declare that this assessment, nor parts of it, has not been previously submitted for any other unit/module or course, and that I have not copied in part or whole or otherwise plagiarised the work of another student and/or persons. I have read the ACAP Student Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct Policy and understand its implications.
I also declare, if this is a practical skills assessment, that a Client/Interviewee Consent Form has been read and signed by both parties, and where applicable parental consent has been obtained.
Bipolar disorder (sometimes referred to as manic depression) is a long term psychological that the mind goes through different changes of thought, also known as mood swings (Craighead and Nemeroff, 2001). Bipolar disorder usually develops in the teenage years and, for numerous consumers, the disruption lingers throughout the individual’s lifespan. People with bipolar disorder will either alternate between mania and depression or will experience them simultaneously in various episodes (Craighead and Nemeroff, 2001). Bipolar disorder is commonly subdivided into three categories: bipolar l which comprises of phases of severe mood episodes from mania to depression; Bipolar ll is a milder form of mood altitude, including minor episodes of hypomania that substitute with stages of major depression; and cyclothymic defines periods of hypomania with passing periods of depression that are not as extensive or long-lasting as seen in full depressive episodes. What do you know about bipolar disorder?
In this presentation I will demonstrate the
References: Australian Bureau of statistics. (2013). MENTAL HEALTH. Retrieved from http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4125.0main+features3150Jan%202013 Baldessarini, R. J., Tondo, L., & Hennen, J Craighead, E. W., & Nemeroff, C. L. (2001). The Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science (3rd ed.). NJ: John Wiley & sons. Fast, J Fry, B. S. (2013). Bipolar and my life [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNYfS55JZ38 Goldburg, C. L., & Ernst, J. F Scott, J. (2010). Nonadherence With Mood Stabilizers: Prevalence And Predictors. Medical Journal Of Australia, 63(5), 385-392. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12019661?dopt=Abstract