of the poem relates to being human because many people can relate to feeling alone and pretending to be happy. I believe that this poem relates to being human because people experience many emotions and depression is a really common mental health disorder that many people in the world face. People who are struggling with depression or have struggled with depression…
Tinnitus is a very common disorder among older people, but it can manifest itself in younger people as well. Episodes of tinnitus may be brief or can be a permanent problem. The constant buzzing noise can affect concentration and cause insomnia. It may also lead to anxiety and sometimes even depression. The annoying ringing in the ears can affect one or both ears, and has no external cause. The sound appears to come from within the ear and is described as buzzing, whistling or ringing. There is…
that they are happy when it’s sunny or gloomy when it rains. For some people, season changes take a toll. They tend to be Happier in the summer and the onset of depression can be linked to the onset of winter. This is known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Depression can be major or it can be mild. Major depression is characterized by the inability to enjoy life and experience pleasure. It is more commonly a recurring episode. Mild depression is known as dysthymia and this is where a person…
Schizoaffective Disorder is characterized by the presence of a generally continuous psychotic illness plus intermittent mood episodes. Mood episodes are present for the majority of the total duration of the illness, which can include either one or both of the following: major depressive episode (must include depressed mood) and manic episode. The disorder resembles criterion A of the schizophrenia diagnosis. It requires at least two of the following symptoms, for at least one month: delusions,…
INTRODUCTION Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder that causes shifts in mood, energy, and/or activity levels. To put it simply, to carry out day to day activities can become more of a borden with the fluctuation of different moods. People who are diagnosed with bipolar disorder experience “manic” or “depressive” episodes. Manic episodes are characterized as feeling very “up”, “high” or euphoric. People who are experiencing this episode tend to talk rather quickly about different subjects to…
Introduction A person suffering from Bipolar Disorder, a mental illness, also known as a mood disorder, is caused by a biological disorder that occurs in a specific part of the brain and is caused by the dysfunction of neurotransmitters in the brain. The disorder is also referred to as manic depression which is a larger condition, and causes extreme mood swings known as bipolar mania (the “highs”) to bipolar depression (“the lows”) also known as episodes. The purpose of this paper is to explore…
experiences that cause our moods to change for better or for worse. There are times that we experience degrees of great joy and happiness just as other times we experience great sadness and despair. These polar emotional opposites can be brought about by a cornucopia of circumstances such as joy and excitement of getting married or the birth of a child to the deep sadness and grief over the loss of a loved one’s employment. Friends and family may not understand bipolar disorder at first. They…
affects people negatively is mood disorders. Mood disorders can range from depression and bipolar disorder. Each mood disorder has a lack of medical treatment for the mentally ill people that could eventually help them live more normal lives. Due to the lack of medical treatment to mood disorders, criminal action has taken place varying from drug abuse to violent actions. A mental health issue that also is lacking medical treatment is psychotic disorders. Psychotic disorders…
Bipolar and Pregnancy Bipolar disorder, sometimes still referred to as manic depression, is a mental disorder marked by alternating periods of elation and depression. Not only does it cause serious shifts in mood, energy, thinking and behaviour, the cycles of the disorder can last for days, weeks or months at a time. Bipolar disorders also have major adverse social and economic effects that often interfere with a person’s ability to work and function normally. For women, bipolar and pregnancy…
Anxiety disorder is prevalent in the United State, with 1 in 5 adults suffer from this condition (Jakubovski, & Bloch, 2016). There is a different type of anxiety disorder, such as panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (Jakubovski, & Bloch, 2016). This condition is characterized by anxiety that does not go away and eventually gets worse over time, which interfere with a person daily activities, jobs, and relationship (Jakubovshi, Bloch,…