Informative Essay On Mood Disorders
Mood Disorders
You never know why a person does the things they or even what has cause them to be the person that they are. For example, you might never have known that famous people like Drew Carey, Jim Carrey, Sheryl Crow, even Pablo Picasso have depressive disorders. By reading, you will get an insight, if any, on mood disorders, along with how I found a relation in my personal life. As well as something relating to what I like to do in my free time.
Mood disorders are fairly attention-grabbing; especially if one realizes that they or someone they know have many of the symptoms. One with mood disorders experience long periods of depression or elation, which causes ones everyday actions to be disrupted. The main mood disorders are major depression, and bipolar disorder. Another type of mood disorder is called seasonal affective disorder. This is caused by the lack of sunlight that people with the disorder receive in usually the winter months. They say that the lack of sunlight disrupts their …show more content…
In the show, Claire Danes plays a CIA agent on the hunt to reveal the truth about a recovered American POW-turned terrorist. Dane’s character is highly effective, smart, stable, and she even has a mood disorder. Because she’s a CIA spy, she sneaks medication from her physician-sister so there won’t be a trace on her medical record. She visits her dad, who is not coping with his illness as well, and reminds him that anti-depressants may make him truly manic, or may just feel manic, in comparison to feelings of depression. But if you didn’t know she has a mood disorder, you would never know. In a way I think it accurately shows a character with a mood disorder honestly. Often in other TV shows, we see characters with a mood disorder as homeless, homicidal maniacs, or otherwise dysfunctional. I think it’s a nice change of pace, and helps those who watch it, find a
You never know why a person does the things they or even what has cause them to be the person that they are. For example, you might never have known that famous people like Drew Carey, Jim Carrey, Sheryl Crow, even Pablo Picasso have depressive disorders. By reading, you will get an insight, if any, on mood disorders, along with how I found a relation in my personal life. As well as something relating to what I like to do in my free time.
Mood disorders are fairly attention-grabbing; especially if one realizes that they or someone they know have many of the symptoms. One with mood disorders experience long periods of depression or elation, which causes ones everyday actions to be disrupted. The main mood disorders are major depression, and bipolar disorder. Another type of mood disorder is called seasonal affective disorder. This is caused by the lack of sunlight that people with the disorder receive in usually the winter months. They say that the lack of sunlight disrupts their …show more content…
In the show, Claire Danes plays a CIA agent on the hunt to reveal the truth about a recovered American POW-turned terrorist. Dane’s character is highly effective, smart, stable, and she even has a mood disorder. Because she’s a CIA spy, she sneaks medication from her physician-sister so there won’t be a trace on her medical record. She visits her dad, who is not coping with his illness as well, and reminds him that anti-depressants may make him truly manic, or may just feel manic, in comparison to feelings of depression. But if you didn’t know she has a mood disorder, you would never know. In a way I think it accurately shows a character with a mood disorder honestly. Often in other TV shows, we see characters with a mood disorder as homeless, homicidal maniacs, or otherwise dysfunctional. I think it’s a nice change of pace, and helps those who watch it, find a