Hypomania

and suicide. Some symptoms are inflated self esteem, needing much less sleep than usual, more talkative than usual, distractibility, intolerance, increased focused activities, involvement in risky and dangerous activities when one is in mania or hypomania and the absolute opposite when someone is depressed. When one is they feel down, fatigued, loss of appetite, worthless, and think of death more often. There is strong evidence that brain function. Genetics is also because this can run in…

Mental health, as defined by the WHO, is a state of well-being in which a person is able to realize his or her own potential, cope with the normal stress of life, work productively, and make a contribution to the community (Halter and Varcarolis, 2014). While this is an official definition, it is not necessarily what the media and the public think of mental disorders. Mental illness is portrayed mostly negatively in the media with individuals show as dangerous, incompetent, crazy, etc.…

Life in a Day: Causal Analysis Walking into my sister's apartment on the coldest cold day in early winter changed my life forever. The smell of stale smoke along with a foul rotten food odor and a combination of fresh paint permeated the air. To the right of the front entrance was a half bathroom occupied by a stacked washer and dryer. The toilet, small sink, washer and dryer were all covered in a burnt orange color paint. My sister thought her paint job was so unique, almost as if she wanted…

One pill after another. This will become your life. You will forever deal with side effects, addictions, rejections, and tolerance. Every day in the US, 2,500 youth, ages 12 to 17 abuse a prescription pain reliever for the first time. Medications are not “fun”, they are not a toy that you can just pass around. The ability to get prescribed medications from a doctor has be has become a popular way of getting medication legally, but then selling it illegally. In fact, prescription drugs are now…

As one of the most commonly employed and examined psychological test in all of existence, The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), was originally developed by a psychiatrist and psychologist in the 1930's (Hathaway and McKinley), as primarily a means of assessing and diagnosing a wide variety of mental illnesses, such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, etc...; personality characteristics, like psychopathy, narcissism, etc..., and general personality traits…

cultural and social factors. Twenty percent of teens diagnosed with major depression are likely to develop bipolar disorders within five years of the onset of their depressive symptoms.(Bipolar Facts) Holden is suffering from Bipolar Disorder II aka Hypomania. Holden's concentration is not good, he does not get enough rest,…

“The patients often don't have insight into their manic symptoms. They either don't remember it, or they deny it,To diagnose bipolar disorder, psychiatrists may enlist the assistance of family members who will share details about suspected mania or hypomania, a milder form of mania that's much less noticeable(Marsee). Diagnosing BPD is complicated amongst adults, however it appears that diagnosing BPD in kids is more complicated because there are mental disorders like cyclothymia and ADHD which…

features common to the syndrome of depression. Sandra’s scores on Mania (MAN) were 35T on Activity Level (MAN-A), 51T on Grandiosity (MAN-G), and 48T on Irritability (MAN-I). The Mania scales Measures elements of the clinical presentation of mania and hypomania. Sandra’s scores on the Paranoia scale were 45T on Hypervigilance (PAR-H), 38T on Persecution (PAR-R), and 40T on Resentment (PAR-P). The Paranoia scale focuses on symptoms and enduring characteristics of paranoia. Her scores on the…

least one major depressive episode, and that can last up to four days. If you have a major depressive episode and or unpredictable changes in mood and behavior, this can cause distress or difficult areas in your life (Bipolar Disorder Symptoms). Hypomania, is a condition similar to mania but less severe. Symptoms of this might include deviated mood changes, increased activity, decreased need for sleep, grandiosity, and racing thoughts. Hypomanic episodes differ in that they do not cause great…

appear to have any extreme manic episodes, but rather has frequent hypomanic episodes. Additionally, Pat does not exhibit any symptoms of extreme depression, but rather exhibits signs of minor depression, anger, and irritability. Pat’s episodes of hypomania include strict exercise regimen and an elevated ability to focus and read books from his ex-wife’s syllabus. If Pat were to exhibit symptoms of manic episodes, these activities would become immensely dangerous to his…