It [Manic Bipolar] can cause crippling anxiety. Worrying about leaving the house, worrying about what could go wrong if you got out of bed. It [Manic Bipolar] is a constant struggle, dehabilitating you for as long as it wants to. From making you overly aggressive, hostile, angry, to turning you into a crying mess, overtly sensitive, or just making you a laughing overtly excited mess, you don't function correctly. Panic.…
People on medications who suffer from mental illness may not feel like themselves, so many people fear losing their true selves. Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that causes unusual and extreme shifts in a person’s functioning, mood and behavior further conveyed through erratic mood swings. However, the symptoms delusions of grandeur, and racing thoughts get in the way. It’s very important to be understood when dealing with a mental illness. In addition, working out the manic episodes might be a hassle.…
Irritability may become the prominent feature of the manic phase of bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder frequently goes unrecognized, and people suffer from years before receiving a proper diagnoses and treatment. Bipolar disorders are part of larger umbrella of disorders, mood disorders, which refer to disturbances in how people feel.…
Supervision Assignment: Bipolar I, Bipolar II, Bipolar with Children Bipolar is a disorder within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). There are two categories of bipolar, bipolar I and bipolar II. Bipolar I has three different categories known as mood episodes: manic, hypomanic, and major depressive. Bipolar disorder is associated with mood swings. A person goes from extremely happy and active, to happy and active, to depressed.…
There are many symptoms that a person may experience when they are either in a manic or depressive episode. The symptoms of a manic or hypomanic episode may include things such as a feeling of being high or being in a euphoric state, delusions and high self-importance, extreme energy and creativity, loss of sleep or appetite, rapid thoughts and speech or unrealistic plans and poor concentration. Those with bipolar I may also experience hallucinations. A person in a manic state may also feel out of control, anxious, frustrated or angry. Symptoms of hypomania usually don’t last as long as those of mania.…
There are 3 main types of bipolar disorder; bipolar 1, bipolar 2, and Cyclothymic or Cyclothymia. Bipolar 1 are manic episodes that last 7 or more days, or they are sever enough to need immediate medical attention. Bipolar 2 is the pattern of depressive and hypomanic episodes. Bipolar 2 is not as sever as bipolar 1.…
The third edition of Psychology by Richard Griggs states that “bipolar disorder is an emotional roller coaster, with the person’s mood swinging from manic highs to depressive lows [Griggs, Psychology].” This diagnosis seems to be…
Melissa was going through the motions of college until one day she admitted herself to a psychiatric hospital. She was cutting herself across her wrist; she was malingering, and was experiencing acute distress. At times, Melissa believed that her body was not real and therefore would cut herself to feel the pain in order to feel real. She also experienced mood fluctuations. She would express anger in an intense way and then quickly switch back to being “normal” and go throughout her day.…
Their emotions are very inconsistent as they switch back and forth between extreme moods. Comer (2004) claims that many sufferers actually become suicidal with their thoughts and actions. These moods also have a dramatic impact on the sufferers’ family and friends as well. However, there are two types of bipolar disorders – Bipolar I and Bipolar II. The American Psychiatric Association (2013) states that in order to diagnose Bipolar I, a patient must have experienced at least one manic episode and must often alternate between a manic episode, period of wellness and episode of depression.…
C. Main point #3 The symptoms of bipolar depression can appear anywhere, any time, any day in the life of the sick person. The person who is suffering from bipolar depression has had changes in their moods, sleeplessness, lack or little interest in doing things, sadness, tiredness.…
In the case of Ellen, I believe she meets criteria for 296.89 F31.81 Bipolar II disorder with atypical features, current episode depressed, severe. Per the DSM-5, Bipolar II diagnosis is warranted when there has been at least one episode of hypomania but never has been a manic episode and the most predominant episodes are those of depression. In the case of Ellen, she has struggled with depressed moods described as being unhappy most of her life, weight gain and increased appetite, insomnia and hypersomnia, fatigue, diminished ability to concentrate, and recurrent thoughts of death. She has also experiences symptoms of hypomania as she has had abnormally elevated moods over several months, increased activity level, decreased need for sleep,…
Two major examples of Mood Disorders are Bipolar Disorder and Depression, which there are multiple types of both disorders. Bipolar Disorder is when the mood of a person is unstable and changes from extreme happiness to extreme sadness, they could even swing to anger and aggression. Depression is when someone feels discouraged,…
There are many studies done trying to find answers for many complicated questions. In the mental health field, mood disorders are the most common. Mood disorders consist of major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, and many more. MDD is one of the most common depressive mood disorders. About three to five percent of people experience this disorder at some point in their lives and the lifetime risk is about 17 percent (Anxiety and Depression Association of America).…
Mood disorders are a category of mental illnesses which alter a person’s emotions in a negative way. One such illness is Major Depressive Disorder (MMD), which involves a loss of enjoyment in usual activities or a sad mood for most of the time over a two week period, along with at least four other symptoms (Grivas, 2016). This is different to bereavement, which is a person’s normal reaction to loss, though the DSM-5 now recognises that forms of depression can develop from bereavement (Bressert, 2016). In order to qualify for a diagnosis of depression, a person must experience despondency or anhedonia, as well as four or more other symptoms, which should occur most of the time for two weeks.…
Preventing Youth Suicide The statistics in suicide deaths within our youth is quite alarming. Everyday in the U.S.A., there is an average of over 5,240 suicide attempts by young people in the seventh through twelfth grades, thats ages twelve through eighteen. Death by suicide is the second leading cause of death for ages ten through twenty-four. More teenagers and young adults die from suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza, and chronic lung disease COMBINED.…