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    Life with a psychological disorder, like depression, may be so hard to deal with that some individuals choose to end it. Suicide is considered as a tragic consequence of psychological disorders, most commonly depression and anxiety. Studies show that people who suffer from depression attempts suicide more than once. Although the cases of a person to have suicidal thoughts at some point of their life are not uncommon, and thinking about ending his/her own life is not necessarily abnormal,…

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    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 bipolar disorder, the scientific methods behind the research, and the social, political, and cultural factors surrounding this topic. Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder that causes unique changes in mood, energy levels and ability to carry out daily…

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    paper to read! HD is an inherited genetic disorder that causes nerve cells in your brain to get destroyed. George Summer Huntington discovered HD in 1850-1916. Huntington’s Disease is also sometimes called Huntington's chorea, Huntington chronic progressive hereditary chorea, Huntington's chorea, Huntington's disease. HD is a very serious disease because you could even die from it. In the next paragraphs I will tell you about the causes of the disorder, the symptoms of HD, the treatments,…

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    film, I came to a conclusive diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder. Schizoaffective disorder has the psychotic symptoms accompanied by either a major depressive or manic episode. The mood symptoms take most of the duration of the disorder. However, for two or more weeks the psychotic symptoms take over without the mood symptoms. In the film, the mood disorder is present at the beginning, but when the accident occurred at the plant, the mood symptoms…

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    The Case of Ken – SOAP Note Subjective: The client reports that he first noticed his mood swings at the age of 23 when he began graduate school. The client did not want to do graduate work but did so to stay with his wife. The client states that he brushed these emotions off as normal for the situation he was in, as he was initially unwilling to place himself in that situation. However, the client states that the intensity of his sadness was abnormal; at times, he was unable to get out of bed or…

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    The behavior of individuals is supposed to be like what is seen as society expectations through conforming to the norms that are accepted. The social norms of the society measure the appropriateness and inappropriateness of an individual behavior, and they are perceived to be a gauge that determines the behavior of an individual. When people are introduced to a certain social norm, they will change their behavior closer to the norm to be accepted by the society. When people have behaviors that…

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    battle with his own mental limitations. Pat suffers from the effects of a very common and underdiagnosed bipolar disorder. This disorder is a multifaceted psychological and physiological condition that manipulates his thoughts and actions in his daily life and affects those around him significantly. The bipolar…

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    physical disorder. They hold the view that psy disorders have a physical cause such as genetic, inheritance, biochemical abnormalities or imbalances, structural abnormalities within the brain or imperfections. Those favoring the biological perspective prefer to use drugs, electroconvulsive therapy (shock treatment) or psychosurgery There are two points to keep in mind: a. When there is strong evidence of a genetic factor in a psychological disorder people do not inherit the disorder…

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    There are numerous psychological disorders in the world today, but one that many people face is mood disorder and many people who do not have this disorder usually don’t know what people deal with on a day to day biases. One movie that can show a great example of what it is like having this disorder is the nineteen eighty drama Ordinary People. The plot of the movies goes as such, “tormented by guilt following the death of his older brother, Buck, in a sailing accident, alienated teenager Conrad…

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    and how you can treat it. Thesis: The bipolar disorder is a cause of the depressive moods or lows of mental disorder. Introduction Attention Getter: Sometimes we all have bad days, and even good days, but these sudden changes in our mind and body is not just a simple change, it can be a sign of a very serious problem that is “bipolar depression”. Thesis/Central Idea: Bipolar depression is a serious mental illness, and cause serious changes in your mood, self-esteem, energy, mental and…

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