The Anxiety Disorder and Affective Disorders; Dissociative Disorders; Somatoform Disorders they will offer diagnosed categories and classifications for the use of diagnose and the treatments of mental disorders. General Anxiety disorder primarily is the well known as the feeling of apprehension about the future and are more manageable than other anxiety disorders. Excessive disorders are categorized as and or described as acute stress disorder,(GAD) general anxiety disorder, (OCD)obsessive-compulsive
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Bipolar Disorder Introduction Also known as manic-depressive disorders, bipolar disorder is defined as a psychological state in which a person experiences a mood disorder causing radical alterations in their moods which can vary from manic highs to depressive lows. Elevated levels of either manic and depression are some of the common experiences that are encountered by a person suffering from this order. During the course of this discussion we will look at some of the key aspects that
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Bipolar 2 disorder is a form of mental illness that is characterized by one or more major depressive episodes accompanied by at least one hypomania episode. This condition is depressive and more frequent and intense than manic episodes. The difference between bipolar 2 and bipolar 1 is bipolar 2 displays hypo manic episodes and bipolar 1 displays manic episodes. That means that the symptoms of mania is more severe in bipolar 1 than in bipolar 2. People in bipolar 1 may experience psychotic symptoms
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MD Human Anatomy and Physiology П 18 January 2009 Bipolar Disorder For my assigned research report, I will be covering Bipolar Disorder. I will be discussing what Bipolar disorder is, who it affects? Signs and symptoms, what causes it? How it’s diagnosed? Treatment and managing bipolar disorders in the next following paragraphs. What is Bipolar disorder? Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in a person’s mood, energy,
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unstable and has threatened, at different times, both his and her own safety. Questions: 1. Does pt. have an anxiety disorder or is she merely reactive to situation stress? 2. Is there evidence in the test data of bipolar disorder? Depression? Generalized Anxiety Disorder? Acute Stress Disorder? Paranoia? 3. Comment on possible Axis II (personality disorder) features. 4. What recommendations would you make for this woman with respect to her marriage relationship, her parenting
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Bipolar Disorder in your teen is curable or manageable, with the help of medications, therapy and doctors care. Bipolar Disorder is a mental disorder which consists of alternating and sometimes sudden changes between mania and elation, and depression. Mania is defined as a mental illness marked by periods of great excitement, euphoria, delusions, and overactivity. Mania can also be mixed with depression when suicidal (Goodwin, 2004). "The two most common forms of mixed state are rapidly alternating
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Psychologists and theorists have been studying psychological disorders for many years now. Throughout history, different theorists have studied how different psychological disorders affect one's behavior. These theorists have developed their own theories on how to treat the different behavioral affects from different psychological disorders. Some psychologists believe genetics and hereditary factors cause psychological disorders while others believe they are a result from learning maladaptive
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How Bipolar Disorder effected my Life Does someone you know go from extremely happy one day to acting as if they are depressed in the next month or maybe even the same week? They may be suffering from bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression. Bipolar disorder affects about two million people in the United States in any given year, both men and women. It is primarily a biological disorder that occurs in a specific area of the brain and is due to the dysfunction of certain neurotransmitters
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MR. JONES (BIPOLAR DISORDER) GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY ABSTRACT This research paper discusses the movie “Mr. Jones.” It details the character Mr. Jones and tells about his current psychological condition (bipolar disorder). It further discusses the causes, symptoms, treatment, and ethical issues concerning this disorder. MR JONES Mr. Jones is a movie about a charismatic man who is diagnosed as bipolar and is committed to a psychiatric institution. He is diagnosed incorrectly at first but
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Phoenix Mood Disorders are characterized by disturbances in mood or prolonged emotional state (Morris and Maisto, 2005). These disorders, also referred to as affective disorders, involve continual feelings of sadness or periods of feeling overly happy, or fluctuations from extreme happiness to extreme sadness. Humans by nature have a wide emotional range. One moment a person can be “up” and then “down” the next depending on circumstances. For those with a mood disorder, this range of emotion
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