How the Brain is Affected by Mental Illness:
How is the brain affected by mental illnesses? The brain is affected in multiple ways by various aspects, though it is still unclear what exactly causes them this paper will explain what we know today. So what is a mental illness? A mental illness is a disorder that affects your mood, the way you think and your overall wellbeing. Some mental illnesses are depression, bipolar disorder, various eating disorders, and addictive behaviors.
The brain is split into different sections, and they are the frontal lobe, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, amygdala and the hippocampus, these are not all of the sections, but these are ones that are affected by mental illness. The hippocampus is in charge of emotions, and a chemical called dopamine exists within the brain, and it is in control of how happy or sad you are.
The frontal lobe is in charge of your emotions, impulses, and it also controls your behavior. Your hypothalamus plays a huge role in what mood we are feeling. When the pituitary gland is injured you feel depressed, and a wave of fatigue washes over you. Amygdala recognizes when we are in danger or scared of something. The hippocampus helps to orient ourselves in our surroundings so when this part of the brain is injured you tend to be confused, and your mood goes up and down. …show more content…
I will be mainly talking about depression because most research has been geared towards depression. When someone who has been depressed for an extended amount of time the hippocampus and the frontal lobes shrink. The hippocampus controls your memory and emotions. When someone is depressed their brain is lacking high levels of serotonin and dopamine, both are chemicals and they are in charge of how happy or sad you are, the higher the level the happier you
How is the brain affected by mental illnesses? The brain is affected in multiple ways by various aspects, though it is still unclear what exactly causes them this paper will explain what we know today. So what is a mental illness? A mental illness is a disorder that affects your mood, the way you think and your overall wellbeing. Some mental illnesses are depression, bipolar disorder, various eating disorders, and addictive behaviors.
The brain is split into different sections, and they are the frontal lobe, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, amygdala and the hippocampus, these are not all of the sections, but these are ones that are affected by mental illness. The hippocampus is in charge of emotions, and a chemical called dopamine exists within the brain, and it is in control of how happy or sad you are.
The frontal lobe is in charge of your emotions, impulses, and it also controls your behavior. Your hypothalamus plays a huge role in what mood we are feeling. When the pituitary gland is injured you feel depressed, and a wave of fatigue washes over you. Amygdala recognizes when we are in danger or scared of something. The hippocampus helps to orient ourselves in our surroundings so when this part of the brain is injured you tend to be confused, and your mood goes up and down. …show more content…
I will be mainly talking about depression because most research has been geared towards depression. When someone who has been depressed for an extended amount of time the hippocampus and the frontal lobes shrink. The hippocampus controls your memory and emotions. When someone is depressed their brain is lacking high levels of serotonin and dopamine, both are chemicals and they are in charge of how happy or sad you are, the higher the level the happier you