Hypomania

As a kid, I was constantly watching Disney, Pixar, and superhero cartoons. Something about the way they can animate everything seamlessly and capture things that couldn’t exist in real life drew me in, pun fully intended. It stuck with me throughout life and it was a source of comfort when middle school and high school got too hard for me. Once sophomore year hit and I was in Honors English II, we were given a chance to study any subject freely. Of course, I jumped at the chance that I’d…

My Experience with Mental Illness I. Introduction It is every parents hope that their child will grow up, graduate from college, and find his or her way in the world. Along the way, and throughout the many different milestones of independent living, what shatters this ideation is when that emerging young adult begins to exhibit symptoms of mental illness in the form of depression, anxiety and panic attacks. College students and recent college graduates are vulnerable to developing depressive…

Manic depressive disorder, or more commonly called bipolar disorder is a mental illness that has been in described in literature since ancient Greece several thousand years ago. Descriptions of bipolar disorder have appeared independently in many civilizations throughout history including Ancient Greece, Roman, European and Chinese. Bipolar disorder is defined by experiencing elongated periods of mania with high energy followed by periods of depression with very low energy. The periods of mania…

least four of the following: significant weight change, sleep disturbances, psychomotor disruption, fatigue, feeling of worthlessness, diminished ability to concentrate, and recurrent thoughts of death. There also must be no history of mania or hypomania. The fact that the presented patient is not actually pregnant and does not present a symptom constellation consistent with this diagnosis rules out this diagnosis. Choice "D" is not the best answer. Schizophreniform disorder requires two or…

disorders into different spectrums can result from underlying temperaments. German psychiatrist Dr. Emil Kraepelin notes that there are Different forms of manic-depressive disorders. Dr. Kraepelin notes that many different patients develop mania or hypomania, and in fact might have family members who also experience maniac-depressive disorders. Dr. Kurt Schneider, another German psychiatrist described individuals as having distinct affective disorders. Dr. Schneider goes on to explain the four…

Bipolar disorder (PBD) is a serious, disabling, and potentially life-threatening mental illness. The defining characteristics of the condition are alternating phases of depression and manic or hypomanic episodes. Mania is exclusive to bipolar I, while hypomania is associated with bipolar II. Description Statistics The most frequently used and widely accepted reference for classifying symptoms and diagnostic criteria of mental disorders is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders…

impair normal functioning at work, at school and in relationships. Cyclothymic Disorder is a relatively mild mood disorder with symptoms similar to Bipolar Disorder. In cyclothymic disorder, moods swing between short periods of mild depression and hypomania, an elevated mood. The low and high mood swings never reach the severity or duration of major depressive or full mania episode. People with cyclothymic disorder have milder symptoms than occur in full-blown bipolar disorder. In most people,…

Everyone, at various times in life, feels sad, this is normal, but there is a difference between sadness and being depressed. Depression is not a character flaw or sign of personal weakness, you can 't make yourself snap out 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…

Metta World Peace, an athlete who deals with bipolar disorder, has made gracious efforts to help fund mental illness studies. His name was tarnished due to his inability to control his anger on the court, resulting in a seven game suspension.Since then he sees a psychiatrist and take proper steps to clear up his name. Most of his work includes talking about his journey at mental health hospitals. In 2012, he visited Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, in front of 13 adults and 23 children…

and night time sleep problems that are associated with REM sleep disturbances that tend to begin subtly and may change dramatically over time (Terzaghi). Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder in which the person experiences depression and/or mania, hypomania, and/or mixed states. “Those who suffer from bipolar disorder have elevated mood states and can also involve depressive mood states”(Dobkin). There can then be changes in one's energy level, sleep pattern, activity level, and social…