Dancing mania

ADHD (Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) is a common disorder that affect individuals across their life span. For the most part, every individual is difference, with that said, the individual may display all of the symptoms of ADHD or just one. This disorder is characterized by patterns of impulsivity, hyperactivity, and inattention. ADHD is a disorder that affects the brain and can delay a child’s development. The treatment for ADHD include medication therapy, education and training, and…

Control The song that I am going to analyze is “Control” by Halsey. The song is titled control because, the singer mentioned that she has bipolar disorder, and she feels the constant confusion and frustration of who is actually controlling her state of mind. In the song many things symbolize her state of mind, and how she sees it, which would be like a “deadly disease”. The important symbol that is used in this song is “I’m bigger than my body, I’m colder than this home”, meaning that she…

There are various theories exist regarding the mechanisms of origin of migraine headache. One of such theories is the vascular theory which proposes that the intracranial vasoconstriction causes ischemia, which results in the aura preceding the migraine. The subsequent rebound vasodilation causes the migraine headache. The theory was based on the observation that during a migraine attack the extracranial vessels become pulsatile and distended. However, this theory was disputed as it couldn’t…

live a healthy lifestyle. Some of the symptoms that he displayed was depression, suicidal intention, mania, and a decreased need for sleep and on. Also lengthened fits of manic-depression. This disorder cannot be cured, but may be treated. It can either last for a number of years or permanently. A typical outburst may last days too weeks at a time, or several times a year or throughout the year. A mania may include symptoms outbursts of elevated moods or irritability. When experiencing a manic…

It is a Monday morning and Pat is sitting on the side of the bed contemplating whether or not to face the world or the challenges of the day. This event may seems like nothing out of the ordinary for most people. In fact, we tend to have emotional highs and lows all the time. However, for Pat, these highs and lows are quite extreme; the effects of which have been devastating for him. It also represents the beginning of his daily battle with his own mental limitations. Pat suffers from the…

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…

Most people diagnosed with bipolar disorder need medication to help keep their symptoms stable, and people who take medications for this disorder are likely to get better faster if it is paired with therapy (Smith, Segal, & Segal, 2016). Therefore, one of the first things I would address with Lexa is educating her about medications used for patients with bipolar disorder, discussing the pros and cons, and refer her to a psychiatrist so that she could begin the process of getting medication. I…

The movie Silver Linings Playbook, by David O. Russel, characterizes two main characters, Patrick Solitano Jr. and Tiffany Maxwell, who both struggle with psychological disorders. Patrick, at one-time was a high school teacher, had caught his wife (Nikki) with another man, who was the history teacher, making him very violent and distressed. He then went crazy on the gym teacher and had to spend eight months in a psychiatric hospital, and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. On the other hand, we…

Part A: Symptoms and Diagnoses Kay Redfield Jamison’s memoir, An Unquiet Mind, is a clinical and personal perspective on Bipolar I Disorder. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Jamison brings an unparalleled perspective to the manic-depressive memoir shelf. She’s able to cut deep into the subject with professionalism, meaningful diction, care, compassion, and most important of all—true life experience. Raised in a military family with a history of mental illness, Jamison began displaying symptoms of bipolar…

A little boy walked into his mother’s room because he could hear her sobbing. His father had to go to work, and he was left alone with her. She had been in bed for three days now, and the young boy couldn’t seem to understand why his mother was so sad. So he crawled into bed with her and just laid there, cuddling with her; hoping to make her feel better. The next day, as if this had never happened, he and his mother spent a good part of the day baking hundreds, if not thousands of cookies; and…