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    of it or lighten up depression is a serious sign of becoming bipolar. Bipolar disorder is a worldwide pandemic affliction. In this essay I’m going to report about the importance and the meaning of bipolar disorder, the types of genes that are involved, the two types of bipolar disorder, the scientific methods behind the research, and the social, political, and cultural factors surrounding this topic. Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder that causes unique changes in mood, energy levels and…

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    One to four percent of the world has bipolar disorder and even though we don’t understand it thoroughly, we know that is it affecting I would change this to “Many” our people. Bipolar disorder is a disorder many people have and may not even realize it. Even though over 2.3 million Americans have bipolar disorder not much is known about it. While the symptoms of the disorder are pretty well known, we do not know what causes the disorder. Even if we don’t know the cause of it yet, we have made…

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    Americans suffer from bipolar disorder specifically. Bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness in which one experiences extreme changes in emotion, often feeling both elated and depressed at times. In Shakespeare’s famous play Macbeth, the Scottish general Macbeth’s varied emotions can be considered comparable to individuals currently living with bipolar disorder, even though the actual medical condition was not yet diagnosable. Although some may argue that Macbeth has no mental disorder due…

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    This article is about a person with bipolar disorder her name is Jamie Lowe. She was sent to an institution at the age of 17. She describes her episodes that are mostly manic. This gives the readers a taste of what it’s like to have a psychological disorder. Finally, after being too tired to fight the nurses, she accepts her medication, lithium, a mood stabilizer. It made her better, curbing her manic episodes. These pills made her functional. This type of treatment is called a biological…

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    Prior to the assigned homework I had an elementary understanding of Bipolar Disorder (BD). After reading the two assigned studies “Extra dimensions in all aspects of life-the meaning of life with bipolar disorder” and “Definitional Issues in Bipolar Disorder Across the Life Cycle” I feel they greatly expanded my understanding of BD. The videos, “Manic Episode” and “Rapid Cycling” provided me with a real life understanding of what BD looks like. In “Manic Episode” the viewer experiences what it…

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    Hatter, they say he mad because of the mercury poisoning. Also, the way that he is portrayed in the movie and book it would show more that he has a bipolar disorder. The Hatter has various mood swings and with Alice, he has an incredible charm but certain things trigger him to get upset and he would get his different moods. People with bipolar disorder can have their highs and lows with mood. When they're in their high mood, they are very extroverted as is the hatter when he is at his tea…

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    and be a coach. His cognitive ability should be fine with the medication. Bipolar disorders seem to be effectively treated different for each person. Some people live more normally than others. It is a life long illness, but it can be managed with certain medications. Changing George’s medication and finding the right one for him could change how often he has mood swings. One medication that helps treat bipolar disorder is Lithium. Lithium is thought to work on someone’s central nervous system.…

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    extremes. She would have dark depressive times, which would then be followed by extreme maniac episodes. My mother was affected by Bipolar Disorder, and the…

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    unfortunately, about 5.7 million American people have no control of their mood swings and that’s because they are diagnosed with a mental illness called Bipolar Disorder. Their emotions would change over the smallest things or sometimes over nothing. The three main types of bipolar disorder are Bipolar disorder, Bipolar II disorder, and Cyclothymic disorder. People with this mental illness will go through 2 type of different episodes, Manic and Depressive. When people have a manic episode they…

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    What is Bipolar Disorder? It is also called "Manic Depression". Bipolar Disorder is a disorder associated with plenty episodes of mood swings ranging from depressing lows and manic highs. This disorder can not be cured but some treatments may help and calm it down. It is very chronic and can last for years and be life long. You have to go to the doctor and it requires a medical diagnosis. People tend to diagnose themselves with Bipolar Disorder. This does not require any lab test or imaging.…

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