Dancing mania

Medea’s Irrational Actions Explained by Bipolar Disorder In the play Medea by Euripides, Medea does many things that would be considered crazy. She seems to overreact in nearly every situation and is even willing to kill her own children in order to inflict pain upon her ex-husband, Jason. When reading the play, Medea can appear to be a complete lunatic, however, many of her actions could be explained by bipolar disorder. Medea displays many symptoms that are associated with bipolar…

In the satire novel Brave New World, there has been quite many spectacular changes around the modern city, which automatically gives them an image of a civilized city. The change that has been the most exciting and interesting would be the fact of using engineered blue pills in order to enhance the lack of certain emotions and other sorts, but this has its own positive and negative sides. Undoubtedly, we have many similarities and differences in this scenario as we talk about the controlling…

In the case of Ellen Waters, she initially presents as someone that may suffer from Major Depressive Disorder, however, at the end of the case, it describes a person who appears to also suffer from hypomanic episodes, so it would be most fitting to diagnose Ellen with Bipolar Affective Disorder II. It appears that Ellen struggles with long periods of depressed episodes, where she withdraws, ruminates on failures, difficulty concentrating, somatic symptoms-arms and legs that feel like dead…

Lithium originates from the Greek word, “lithos,” meaning stone, because at least a small amount of lithium is found in every rock (The Element Lithium, 1). In fact, roughly 0.0007 of the crust of the earth is made up of lithium. At a refined state, it is a malleable, silver-gray metal, which is reactive, flammable, and easily corroded in exposure to moist air (Lithium: historical information, 1). Other characteristics of lithium create specific and productive uses for this element. Lithium has…

While people may experience different symptoms associated with headaches, there are many commonalities. Headaches can cause minor or severe pain and are identified as several different types. Headaches are generally a pain in the head, between the eyes and often across the forehead and behind the eyes. A dull, aching pain is associated with headaches along with weariness, slight to severe fatigue and difficulty concentrating. The most common headache is the tension headache. Symptoms of a…

valproate when combined with antipsychotic agents like olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine would be beneficial in treating patient with severe manic episodes. However, some data retrieved from multiple treatments meta-analysis of treatments for acute mania, suggested that medications like Haloperidol, risperidone and olanzapine would significantly work as a primary mood disorder (Cipriani et al., 2011). Furthermore, some randomized, double-blind, controlled studies suggested that olanzapine is…

There are 12 major organs in the human body. Each of these organs severe an important role in the proper functioning of the human body, but the organ that is responsible for all bodily functioning is the “Brain”. The Brain is located in the center of the body; and protected by the skull. Without the functioning of the brain, a human would be lifeless. The brain is sometimes compromised; by different diseases and disorders. Nevertheless, depending on the type of disorder/disease the human is…

A mental disorder is a certain behavioral or mental pattern that can lead to difficulty in functioning in an ordinary life. Many people suffering from mental disorders are not able to live healthy lives due to their condition. Ray is a 29 year old father who faces bipolar disorder, he has constant mood swings and is often suicidal. Also we can see that he represses lots of his feelings because of his grandmother. Ray has bipolar disorder, which is a mental disorder in which the patient…

During the highs of mania, you will be very energetic and feel active with very minimal sleep. On the contrary, during the low phase, you will be depressed and feel very sad. People being in the good and bad mood is normal, but bipolar cycles will last for weeks or even months…

Bipolar disorder is a mental disorder marked by alternating periods of elation and depression. Bipolar disorder often runs in families and there appears to be a genetic part to this mood disorder. Environment and lifestyle issues have an effect on the disorders severity. Alcohol or drug abuse can make bipolar disorders more difficult to treat. Experts believe bipolar disorder is partly caused by an underlying problem with specific brain circuits and the functioning of brain chemicals called…