Bipolar Disorder: Two Personalities‚ One Body Jordann Watts West Georgia Technical School Abstract Bipolar Disorder is a mental illness. It affects the mood of a person causing them to be incredibly happy or incredibly depressed. There are three types of Bipolar Disorders: Bipolar I Disorder‚ Bipolar II Disorder‚ and Cyclothymic Disorder. Bipolar I Disorder can make a person feel happy and extremely energetic. Bipolar II Disorder does the opposite. It can make a person
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Bipolar Disorder HCA/240 Toni Black Andrew Bertrand 11/21/2010 What is Bipolar Disorder? Bipolar disorder‚ is also known as manic-depressive illness‚ this is a brain disorder that causes unusual mood swings‚ energy levels are either up or down and your ability to function a normal everyday life would be a challenge to these individuals with this mental illness. The normal ups and downs that people experience who doesn’t have bipolar disorder is relatively different because with
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Psychiatric Disorders‚ Diseases‚ and Drugs Conditions that are characterized by the individual presenting with behaviors that are defined as abnormal are termed psychiatric disorders o psychiatric disease. An abnormal behavior is one that has been defined within the field of mental health as being atypical or unusual. Those patients who are diagnosed as suffering psychiatric disorders or diseases may have altered perceptions of reality or have impaired abilities to interpret reality. This alteration
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Dying to Be Thin Video An eating disorder is any range or psychological disorders characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits. In the video‚ Dying to Be Thin‚ the two main eating disorders that were focused on the most in this video were bulimia and anorexia. Bulimia‚ also known as bulimia nervosa‚ is a type of eating disorder in which a person becomes focused on his/her weight and body shape. A lot of the dancers and models in the video had developed bulimia because they had a strong
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Psych. 110 Mental Illness Psychological disorder‚ also known as a mental disorder‚ is a pattern of behavioral or psychological symptoms that impact multiple life areas and/or create distress for the person experiencing these symptoms (Cherry Kendra). Films could be used as a medium for teaching anyone about psychology‚ social work‚ medicine‚ nursing‚ counseling‚ and even literature. Or media studies about mental illness and psychopathology (Movies and Mental). As such‚ I had watched a psychological
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Bipolar disorder Bipolar disorder is classified by the DSM IV as a mood disorder. Therefore in order to understand it one must understand what a mood disorder is. A mood disorder affects a person’s emotions dramatically enough to disrupt normal life. It does not just affect the patient but also his/her friends and family. The patient is distressed most of the time and suffers in his/her social‚ work‚ and love aspects of life. For example: Johnny is suffering from mayor depression‚ he keeps having
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Bipolar disorder‚ formerly known as manic depression‚ is a condition that affects your moods‚ which can swing from one extreme to another. If you have bipolar disorder‚ you will have periods or episodes of: depression – where you feel very low and lethargic mania – where you feel very high and overactive (less severe mania is known as hypomania) Symptoms of bipolar disorder depend on which mood you are experiencing. Unlike simple mood swings‚ each extreme episode of bipolar disorder can last for
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Bipolar disorder or manic depression causes serious shifts in mood‚ energy‚ thinking‚ and behavior—from the highs of mania on one extreme‚ to the lows of depression on the other. More than just a fleeting good or bad mood‚ the cycles of bipolar disorder last for days‚ weeks‚ or months. And unlike ordinary mood swings‚ the mood changes of bipolar disorder are so intense that they interfere with your ability to function. SYMPTOMS Bipolar Symptoms Bipolar disorder varies among
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Bipolar Disorder Everyone has ups and downs in their mood; such as happiness‚ sadness‚ and anger that are normal emotions and an essential part of everyday life. In contrast‚ Bipolar Disorder is a medical condition in which people have mood swings out of proportion‚ or totally unrelated‚ to things going on in their lives. These swings affect thoughts‚ feelings‚ physical health‚ behavior‚ and functioning. Those who have children know it is rough enough at times to keep one’s composure‚ but could
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There are many types of eating disorders. We are most familiar with the three major disorders Anorexia Nervosa‚ Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder. However‚ there are many minor disorders effecting millions of people like Prader–Willi Syndrome and Night Eating Syndrome. Anorexia Nervosa: A potentially dangerous and life threatening disease characterized by a person’s fear of gaining weight therefore resorting to self–starvation and excessive weight loss. Anorexia typical appears in girls
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