First pre-publication version submitted to BJET. Download final version from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-8535.2012.01351.x/abstract Facebook as a learning tool? A case study on the appropriation of social network sites from mobile phones in developing countries. Christoph Pimmer‚ Sebastian Linxen‚ Urs Gröhbiel Christoph Pimmeris research associate and has interests in technology-enhanced learning and medical education. Email: christoph.pimmer@fhnw.ch. Sebastian
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ability to live a normal life and persist for an extended period‚ the individual should seek professional help. Some individuals not only experience depression but also extreme highs‚ known as mania‚ making it more difficult to live a normal‚ productive life.” Unipolar Depression Depression with no history of mania is known as unipolar depression. Unipolar depression can result in the person losing his or her will to carry out the simplest of life’s activities or even lose his or her will to live (Comer
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more episodes of abnormally elevated energy levels‚ cognition‚ and mood and one or more depressive episodes. The elevated moods are referred to as mania. Individuals who experience manic episodes also experience depressive episodes‚ or mixed episodes in which features of both mania and depression are present at the same time. In some cases‚ extreme mania can lead to hallucinations and delusions‚ and extreme depression can lead to suicidal thoughts. Bipolar Disorder 3 Bipolar Disorder is a complex
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a person to suffer extreme emotional changes and shifts in mood. Previously known as manic-depressive disorder‚ bipolar disorder causes alternate periods of mania and depression. To fully understand the effects of this disease‚ it is important to comprehend the meanings of mania and depression. Merriam-Webster ’s Dictionary defines mania as "excitement manifested by mental and physical hyperactivity‚ disorganization of behavior‚ and elevation of mood." Depression‚ on the other hand‚ is defined
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depression and severe mania. The majority of Bipolar affected persons are symptom free between these episodes. One-third will have some minor symptoms in between episodes and a small number have symptoms continuously. Bipolar 2 is classified by depression followed by less severe mania‚ called hypomania. Bipolar 2 can progress into the more severe Bipolar 1. A person is said to have rapid cycling bipolar disorder if they go through more than four episodes of alternating depression and mania within a twelve
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Which bipolar I is the most severe and exhibits episodes of severe mania followed by a major depressive episode. The DSM gives clear criteria that Romeo can be given the diagnosis of having bipolar I disorder‚ because of his constant mood change. For example‚ one week he is in a manic state whereas after it is followed
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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) Schizophrenia is a disease that affects 1% of the population and is characterized by alterations in thinking (production‚
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10 ANS no 1 Patients with bipolar disorder may be noncompliant with drug therapy for a number of reasons‚ including denial or failure to believe that they have an emotional disorder ‚reluctance to give up the pleasurable experience of mania‚ and drug side effects. Ego plays a large role - there is a tremendous amount of hubris and grandiosity among bipolars in the early phases of recovery - such an ego recoils at the affront of being told what to do. Benefits of lithium and other drugs
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support the benefits of combination therapy used as maintenance treatment for BAD. Vieta‚ T’joen‚ McQuade et al (2008) conducted a study evaluating the safety and effectiveness of adjunctive aripiprazole to either lithium or valproate in bipolar mania patients who were partially
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Case Study Vignettes – Making a Diagnosis Linda Hamelin Abnormal Psychology December‚ 2014 Professor Nancy Brooks Questions and Answers The following questions will be answered for each patient listed below‚ nine total patients. In addition‚ further below‚ two additional patients will be reviewed for symptoms of bipolar affective disorder (BPAD). What is the most probable diagnosis? Why? What symptoms of this disorder are present? What further information would help you ascertain
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