Bipolar disorder

they revert back into old patterns (Skowyra, Cocozza, Blueprint for Change, 2006). In the justice system there are between thirty and fifty percent of the juveniles that have a behavioral disorder such ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) (National Mental Health Association, Prevalence of Mental Disorders…, 2006). Most times a juvenile who has a substance abuse or dependency can also be…

Both movies Silver Lining Playbook and Mad Love depict Bipolar Disorder. Bipolar Disorder is defined as a mood disorder in which a person alternates between depression and the overexcited state of mania. In the movie Silver Lining Playbook, one scenario significantly portrays symptom of bipolar disorder when Patrick, who named Pat in the movie, angrily read Hemingway’s book at late night and suddenly broke the window by throwing out the book. His overactive behavior awoke his parents and…

All the Bright Places is a book written by Jennifer Niven, which follows the crazy life of two high school students who meet on the ledge of a bell tower at school. Theodore Finch, one of the students on the ledge is also known as Theodore Freak. He is fascinated by the idea of death and he thinks of various ways to die each day. However, he would also try to find reasons to live. After the day on the ledge of the bell tower, his new reason to live was Violet Markey. Violet Markey, the other…

“9021NO” In the 2008-2013 TV series 90210, character Erin Silver struggled with bipolar disorder. Though, throughout most of the series Silver is on her medication, there are instances where she does not take them for various reasons, leading her down a destructive path. When not on her medication, Silver struggles with maintaining her relationships and making logical choices. In most cases, these two struggles go hand in hand, where her making poor decisions leads her to temporarily ruining…

A girl with short blue hair, hazel eyes, and a unique style catches everyone’s attention wherever she goes. Her hard life has made her into a strong independent woman. Her voice is unlike any other; her music is filled with stories to tell. Ashley Nicolette Frangipane is a 22-year-old woman who cares about her fans. Ashley was born on September 29, 1994 in New Jersey to Chris and Nicole Frangipane. She has two brothers who she loves dearly but they have definitely made her life pretty chaotic.…

Bipolar disorder is a very serious mental illness that can develop within an individual causing them a lot of social, emotional and physical stress. Bipolar disorder can be characterized by recurrent episodes of a change in mood. Each mood episode represents a drastic change from a person's usual mood and behavior as discussed by the National Institute of Mental Health (2014). In order to be diagnosed with bipolar disorder I an individual must have symptoms which would be defined by manic or…

1. After reading the Julia’s vignette, I have concluded that she meets the diagnostic criteria for Bipolar I. In order to be diagnosed with Bipolar I, an individual must meet the criteria for one manic episode as well as not being better explained by another mental disorder (e.g., schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, etc.). The symptoms that I have factored into the diagnosis of a Major Depressive Episode (MDE) are uncontrollable crying, guilt, overeating, exhaustion,…

For my public figure with a psychological disorder I chose singer, songwriter, recording artist and actress Demi Lovato. The singer has struggled with anorexia, bulimia and bipolar depression disorder over the years. Seeing that Demi Lovato has struggled with a few disorders I will just focus on her bipolar depression disorder which is characterized as mood shifts that make it difficult to function on a day to day basis. With the disorder depression symptoms could be feeling sad, low energy, low…

have something clinically wrong with you. Though, when it comes to clinical psychology, most of the signs are hidden are in the mind. Most of the disorders in this field, deal with the mind and how it tricks its self into doing the wrong things, this would mostly associate with schizophrenia, psychosis, obsessive compulsive disorder, or bipolar disorders. All these illnesses have one major thing in common, which is that hey all start in the mind and the brain itself, dealing with all the…

An atypical antipsychotic that is used for the treatment of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder that will be discussed is quetiapine (trade name Seroquel). Clinical trials studying the mechanism which quetiapine acts on iontropic glutamate receptors in comparison to haloperidol a convention antipsychotic and clozapine which is also an atypical antipsychotic show significant differences in their effects on NMDA, glutamatergic, and AMPA receptors elucidating possible…