Mania

The Facts on Bipolar Disorder Bipolar Disorder, also recognized as manic-depressive illness, is a mood disorder characterized by symptoms of mania, hypomania and major depression. This illness results in unusual and unpredictable changes in mood, behavior and even energy level. There are a few different ways to categorize bipolar disorder. These categories include: Bipolar I and Bipolar II. Patients diagnosed with Bipolar I disorder often present having major depressive episodes, hypomanic…

His behavior is hyperactive in every sense of the term. He has quick, loud speech for every day longer than two weeks, along with insomniac features. Pat also feels the desire for his wife’s companionship. His anxious distress during the episodes of mania include: feeling keyed up and tense, unusually restless, difficulty concentrating because of worry, and feeling that he might lose control of himself. By the end of the film, Pat is considered to be in partial remission. The symptoms of the…

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…

Living a life with Bipolar Disorder People do not realize how much of a struggle it is living life with bipolar disorder. Men, women and even teens have to face the everyday horrors of what comes next without knowing when, why, and without any warnings. People are dealing or have dealt with this have many constant changes in their feelings, thoughts, behaviors, actions,even their physical conditioning.” The horrors of years spent wishing you were dead, incapable of getting out of bed or…

My family has a long history of psychological disorders, mostly severe depression and anxiety. My mother has OCD as well. I also have depression and anxiety mixed with some other issues, but none of this came to my mind when I received this assignment. The person that came to my mind was my sister, Jessica. Jessica was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, also known as manic depression, when I was in elementary school. At the time I really did not understand what this meant, but as I grew older, her…

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…

Zombie Mania Zombies have been a large part of our culture for years. Alongside their undead vampiric counterparts, they have held a very dear and somewhat sick place in our hearts. The question is, Why do we love zombies so much, and why does it seem like our love for them is continuing to steadily grow? Our love for zombies seems to stem from two reasons: a fear and fascination with a highly unlikely zombie apocalypse, and the need to distract ourselves from problems within the government…

Seasonal affective disorder is like a weariness of the winter. There are an estimated 4 to 6% of the United States people who have this disease, which can be referred to as SAD. People relate SAD to the winter blues and how people cope with the cold and dreary days. (Lliades, 2015) The symptoms of SAD can be mild or severe and are also close to major depression symptoms. These include sadness, loss of interest in normal activities, sleep change, appetite change, and weight gain, feelings of…

Nursing Interventions There are several phases in which bipolar disorder may be managed, the acute phase, the continuation phase, and the maintenance phase. Prioritizing nursing interventions can be set according to the most immediate attention needed for patient safety. The acute phase focuses on injury prevention; therefore, the first intervention should prioritize the patient’s physiological status. Manic episodes may result in a lack of nutrition and sleep, which can lead to exhaustion,…

“9021NO” In the 2008-2013 TV series 90210, character Erin Silver struggled with bipolar disorder. Though, throughout most of the series Silver is on her medication, there are instances where she does not take them for various reasons, leading her down a destructive path. When not on her medication, Silver struggles with maintaining her relationships and making logical choices. In most cases, these two struggles go hand in hand, where her making poor decisions leads her to temporarily ruining…