cannot function well in their daily lives. It may even cause the individual to be suicidal. Unipolar depression is the term ascribed to this condition (Comer, 2011). Symptoms of this illness are similar to those of mood disorder. The mood disorder is called bipolar disorder. In this assignment, I will compare causes, symptoms and treatments of these two illnesses. The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual describes unipolar depression as a significant depressive
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PSY 410 April 15, 2013 Psychosis Although psychosis is listed as a mental disorder, it is more of a form of schizophrenia. Psychosis is one symptom which may be detected in many different mental illnesses. It can also be the result of some physical illnesses. Individuals who suffer from psychosis, experience hallucinations, such as hearing or seeing nonexistent items. Psychosis causes the individual to change the way in which they think, feel, and perceive things
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Bipolar Disorder Reaction Paper The research intended on looking at bipolar among youth. This was emphasizing how to improve results in understanding the risk amongst the severity and chronically impaired. Bipolarity is hard to detect amongst children and adolescents. Bipolar is a serious brain illness. Bipolar among children are usually detected by mood changing. It is hard to detect whether or not a child can be diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Bipolar symptoms amongst a child are usually
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Bipolar disorder used to be known as manic depressive disorder or manic depression. It's a serious mental illness, one that can lead to risky behavior, damaged relationships and careers, and even suicidal tendencies if it's not treated. Bipolar disorder is characterized by extreme changes in mood, from mania to depression. Between these mood episodes, a person with bipolar disorder may experience normal moods. "Manic" describes an increasingly restless, energetic, talkative, reckless, powerful, euphoric
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Depression There are many people being diagnosed with depression, mood and anxiety disorders each year. What causes this? What symptoms would indicate a mood disorder? What are some treatment methods for such disorders? In this essay I will be discussing unipolar and bipolar disorders in detail; what is the difference between them, available treatment methods for individuals who suffer from these illnesses and signs and symptoms that might possibly happen. According to R.J Comer, (Fundamentals
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Depression Paper Jeffrey J. Shields Sr. PSY270 Richard Ferguson 10/05/2014 Introduction In this paper, I will identify what is the cause of unipolar disorder and bipolar disorder and how it relates with mania. I will continue describe the treatment need to recover from these mental illnesses that are common among every individual in society. Many people experience depression in their lives at one point or other. It could be related to loss of a loved one, losing a job, or some traumatic
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to daily events and do not affect their lives greatly or the lives of people around them. The moods of people with mood disorders, in contrast, tend to last a long time. Their mood colors all of their interactions with the world and interferes with normal functioning of their daily lives. (Comer, 2011) According to the American Journal of Psychiatry, Patients with bipolar disorder differ from patients with unipolar depression by having family histories of mania with an earlier onset and by having
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What is manic depression? “ It has a name now I know what it is“ ( gold pg 26 ) Manic depression also know as bipolar disorder, is classified as a type of disorder ( also called mood disorder ) that goes beyond the day’s ordinary ups and downs, and is becoming a serious medical condition and important health concern in this country. Manic depression is characterized by periodic episodes of extreme elation, happiness, elevated mood, or irritability, also called mania countered by periodic,
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have suffered from bipolar depression disorder are Edgar Allen Poe, Jimi Hendrix, and Theodore Roosevelt. Some of the most famous people who have helped shape our world are Sigmund Freud, Sir Issac Newton, George Washington had faced unipolar depression disorder (Sherma, 2006). Bipolar and Unipolar are both depression disorders however, they are slightly different. Let’s explore the difference, the causes, and the treatments of both bipolar and unipolar depression disorders. People who suffer
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Normal Ames Unipolar Depression and Bipolar Depression are the two types of mood disorders, which are considered genetic disorders and look very similar to each other, thus making it very confusing. Both of these disorders share similar symptoms, such as hopelessness, sadness, sleep problems, anxiety, and pessimism. However, there comes a point where they go in different directions. Medical professional has to be very careful in distinguishing which disorder the patient is suffering from because
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