Mania

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…

(Bipolar Disorder, N.P). This illness was first discovered in first century Greece when Aretaeus of Cappadocia ‘saw the unnoticed link between mania and depression.The Greeks identified manic and depression as ‘mania’ and ‘melancholia’; they also found out that lithium salt baths helped calm people with mania. Most of the time they would execute, those that had mania and melancholia,…

Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder is when an individual in an instant has an extreme mood swing caused by depression to mania (WebMD). Some of the body functions which are affected are energy, complete daily task, mood swings and distancing from others. The symptoms sound simple and a part of many lives, but with Bipolar disorder it goes deeper and last longer. When someone has Bipolar disorder, it not only affects them, but also the loved ones around them. One’s relationships, job status,…

Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that changes mood, energy, sleep, thinking and behavior. A person suffering from this disorder can go from mania to depressive meaning that a person can be feeling very happy and outgoing to feeling sad and being worthless between a few days, or even between a couple of months. Anyone can get bipolar disorder regardless of age, sex, race. Bipolar disorder is also called manic depression because "manic" means when someone with bipolar can feel excited and…

The two disorders that I chose to research are major depression and bipolar disorder. These two disorders were chosen, because depression and bipolar disorder have been genetically included in my family, and I would like to gain more knowledge about both of them; this is so I can help my family to control their disorders better if I have a sufficient amount of knowledge about both. Disorders can be extremely difficult to deal with, and I have had to witness what they could do to a person. Major…

in many diagnostic categories of psychotic disorder. The measures used to differentiate between these different categories of psychotic disorder are based on dysfunction, duration, bizarreness of delusions, associated substance use, and presence of mania or depression. Analyses of the psychopathological characteristics in the various psychotic disorders propose that symptoms can be congregated into five main categories: (1) adjustment in drive and volition; (2) psychosis; (3) adjustment in…

Any therapy used for the treatment of Bipolar Disorders aims to completely eliminate all of the symptoms to prevent a relapse from any lingering symptoms. To do this patients are often prescribed mood stabilizing medications and also receive psychoeducation. The patient along with family members receive this education to better understand the importance of regular use of the medications and how to recognize early symptoms of a mood episode. One type of mood stabilizer, Lithium, is the foundation…

less-intense version of Manic Disorder. Someone who is affected by bipolar 2 has at least one hypomanic episode and one episode of depression in their life. Hypomania is the state of elevated mood of irritation. Hypomania is much less severe than mania and it doesn’t impact your life as much. The hypomanic episodes that happen when you have bipolar 2 disorder has to last at least four days. Usually depression episodes happen more often and more intense than the hypomanic episodes. Most patients…

episodes, there are manic and depressive episodes. Manic episodes being the state of mania, and depressive being the state of depression. These episodes often tend to be more frequent in children and teens. It is because of this that bipolar disorder can have a negative effect on a teenagers every day life. School, for example. bipolar disorder can often cause a lowering in grades. This is because the symptoms of mania make it had to sit still and do work, while the symptoms of depression make…

classifying mood 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…