live a normal, productive life. I will outline the differences between unipolar and bipolar disorders. In addition, I will address the underlying causes of unipolar and bipolar disorders, I will indicate the symptoms that an individual with unipolar or bipolar may be suffering from, and provide the treatments that are available for individuals who suffer from unipolar or bipolar disorders. Bipolar Disorder is a disease thought to be caused by changes in the chemistry of the brain. The symptoms
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unipolar and bipolar disorder, as well as, their symptoms, causes, and treatments. Unipolar disorder is also known as clinical depression or major depressive disorder. With this disorder people will only experience depression and have no signs of mania. According to (Kerr, 2012), “people that experience unipolar disorder are more likely to use alcohol or other illegal substances, have an increase in mental and physical health issues, and they have a greater risk of suicide.” Unipolar disorder can also
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Depression: Unipolar Vs. Bipolar Rebecca M. Azurmendi Psychology 270 July 14, 2013 Professor Moore Depression: Unipolar Vs. Bipolar Depression is sometimes not taken seriously or is misunderstood. Key emotions in mood disorders are depression and mania. Depression is an overwhelming feeling from the challenges of life and a low, sad state in which life seems dark. Mania is an exaggerated belief that the world is for the person’s taking. Unipolar depression is a form of depression that does
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Bipolar disorder was once known as manic-depressive disorder, and has caught the interest in scholars dating back to ancient Greece. Yet it still remains a mystery in many ways. Hypomania, with its euphoria, energy, and productivity, has been described as a powerful elixir, and here is no other psychiatric condition in which people report craving the return of symptoms. But with this, Amazing work has come from people with bipolar disorders, like Vincent Van Gogh, Martin Luther, Amy Lowell, and other
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Is Mercutio Bipolar? Have you ever encountered someone with bipolar disorder? In the play “Romeo and Juliet” two star crossed lovers are cursed with an unfortunate fate. Juliet, a young Capulet women, falls for Romeo whom belongs to the rival household; The Montagues. Romeo’s closest companion, Mercutio, is believed to be bipolar. Bipolar disorder is an illness that can cause mood swings, leaving you feeling depressed one moment and cheerful the next. This was shown through Mercutio's character interaction
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Ramdurg Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Go to: ------------------------------------------------- Abstract Kleine–Levin syndrome (KLS) is a rare sleep disorder mainly affecting teenage boys in which the main features are intermittent hypersomnolence, behavioral and cognitive disturbances, hyperphagia, and in some cases hypersexuality. Each episode is of brief duration varying from a week to 1–2 months and
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Bipolar I Disorder Description Bipolar I Disorder is characterized as a mental illness with both manic and depressive episodes. Signs of a manic episode include the following symptoms: grandiosity, decreased need for sleep, increased talkativeness/pressures speech, flight of ideas/racing thoughts, distractibility, increased in goal-directed activity, and participating in high risk activities (Comer 2016). Including this the common symptoms of mania, some individuals experience delusion, having
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society suffer with some form of disorder or another from; personality disorders, to psychological disorders, eating disorders, sleeping disorders and even the way one processes thoughts. Mood disorders are amongst one of the highest ranking around. Mood disorders affect almost forty-four million Americans every year, making mood disorders one of the most common health issues in the United States (National Mental Health Information Center, 2006). Depression is a mood disorder characterized by ongoing feelings
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Bipolar disorder is an illness that cannot be treated, however, with the help of doctors it can be maintained by taking medications and psychotherapy. Bipolar disorder has been around for years, but this is one illness that was not known until the 1850s, still today some people are unaware if they have dipolar disorder or not. Many times doctors may confuse it with depression. Though this may not be the case, there is similar symptoms a patient will have that is similar to depression. This is called
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psychological disorder. One might ask, “What kind of psychological disorder must Britney Spears have if she had gone through all this turmoil that turned her life upside down?” The answer is that Britney Spears must have been suffering from a combination of major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder. (“Britney Spears Has,” n.d.). Bipolar disorder is defined as a disorder in which episodic depressed mood and episodic mania are prevalent. Bipolar disorder is also split into two sections; Bipolar I and
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