The Use of Facebook among Undergraduate Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology (KICT) Students in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) English for Academic Writing 7th August 2012 Abstract The objective of this study is to explore the benefits of using Facebook on the activities done and information shared on Facebook. The data are collected using a questionnaire distributed to 90 undergraduate students of Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology
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Bipolar disorder‚ also known as manic depression‚ is a common‚ recurrent‚ and debilitating mood disorder which causes extreme shifts in energy and mood. The word bipolar indicates the two main polar extremes which a person with the disorder experiences. According to NIMH‚ a branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that oversees neurological and psychological research‚ this disorder affects about 2.3 million adults in the United States and about 1.2 percent of the population worldwide.
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although cycling between periods of mania and depression‚ understood the majority of the time what strategies the government should be using instead of the ones they were actually using. When other government officials believed that Adolf Hitler could be rationally convinced to avoid war‚ or reasoned with in order to quietly make a compromise‚ Churchill recognized the threat and began to warn others about the Nazi threats despite disagreement. During times of mania‚ Churchill also had an increased drive
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There are different types of mood disorders including: mania‚ depression‚ bipolar‚ drug induced mood disorders‚ and medically induced mood disorders. When a mood factor pushes a person to one extreme or the other that mood disorders can result (Sandra K. Cicarelli‚ White). Mild mood disorders are categorized as dysthymia while moderate disorders are categorized as cyclothymia. Both forms of mood disorders usually last for two years or more. Mania is a kind of mood disorder. This mood disorder is a
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depression and bipolar disorder cause different struggles in individuals who have them. Unipolar depression is characterized only by bouts of depression symptoms‚ while people with bipolar disorder experience the same symptoms in combination with cycles of mania. There are many biological and psychological theories of the causes of unipolar depression‚ but bipolar disorder has for the most part been studied biologically. Finally‚ unipolar depression can be treated with medication‚ therapy‚ or a combination
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For the diagnosis of bipolar disorder to be made‚ the patient must display episodes of both depression and mania. Usually these episodes occur in a cyclical nature. I have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and‚ for me‚ my episodes cycle roughly every three or four months. An episode of mania is one that lasts for at least one week. The person may feel an exaggerated sense of self esteem or importance and experience severe changes in mood‚ usually
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there is evidence that bipolar disorder may have a genetic link‚ although this is not the only theory for the cause of this disorder. The popular ion theory suggests that ions in the brain either travel too easily or are too stubborn which results in mania and depression respectively (Chapter7‚ 2009). There Causes and 3 have been studies that found abnormal brain chemistry functions in people that are afflicted with bipolar disorder. Depression has many symptoms. People afflicted by depression have
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Manic: affected by violent madness . When one is affected by mania it becomes the dictator of his or her actions . This holds true in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet . In the play‚ Hamlet is depressed to the point of mania. His entire existence is engulfed in his melancholia. Hamlet’s words‚ thoughts‚ interactions and most tangibly his actions make his heavy-heartedness an undeniable reality. The degree of Hamlet ’s depression is set by his ennui and his melancholy itself is revealed through his tenacity
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Since lithium carbonate targets glutamate receptors‚ it can be used to treat a broad range of severities of bipolar disorder. When an individual is diagnosed with bipolar disorder‚ there are some signs of mania that can be treated with lithium carbonate. When an individual is experiencing mania they can feel irritable‚ display poor judgment‚ conduct inappropriate social behavior‚ and have increased energy. Lithium carbonate is said to be effective for adults and children that are above the age of
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I. Bipolar Disorder A. Definition B. History 1. Origin C. Society and culture 1. Prejudice 2. Social Stigma II. Signs and Symptoms A. Episodes 1. Maniac Episode 2. Depressive Episode 3. Hypomaniac episode 4. Mixed Affective Episode III. Diagnosis A. Subtypes 1‚ Bipolar I & II 2. Cyclothymic disorder B. Treatment 1. Medications 2. Therapy Bipolar disorder which is also known as the maniac depressive disorder‚ it is a brain condition
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