Mood disorders

and published in Psychology Today; May/June 2001; ABI/INFORM Global pg. 30. The cookie monster articles focuses on a study which examines the relationship between food and your mood(s). The effects of food on the mood of a person, and the results of the study. It is insinuated that you may be using food to change your mood. The second journal article and Newsweek Cover: “Fighting Anorexia” – New Research Into Its Origins-said its Youngest Victims, examines the factors that may be causing the…

DEPRESSION AND ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY Now more than ever we are seeing trying times, with the downfall of the economy, foreclosures and unemployment at their all-time highs. I have a friend of mine that works in the mortgage industry. She told me of a woman going through a divorce, just having lost her job, she said she was so sad and depressed a few months later, she than committed suicide. I hear on the news and I even have friends that their outlook on their circumstance is very traumatic and…

because she played with her children, cooked them dinner and made sure they went to bed on time. Like all great mothers, we are to take care of our children and protect them from harm, so what if your mood kept you from doing so? Bipolar depression is a lifelong mental health condition that has extreme mood swings. “Mania” being a high meaning that you’re energetic and ready to take on the day. It consists of feeling like you’re on top of the world and always wanting to participate in…

In the film Silver Linings Playbook, Bradley Cooper plays Pat Solitano, a man diagnosed with bipolar disorder who moves back into his parents’ home after spending eight months in treatment at a psychiatric hospital. Pat’s main goal is to repair his relationship with his estranged wife Nikki, who has filed a restraining order against him after he had come home one day and found her in the shower with another man whom she had known through work, and brutally attacked him. Pat’s therapist tries to…

Psychological disorders and mental health issues in today’s society affect many people in a variety of ways. Many people in society are often stigmatized and labeled because of a psychological disorder shunning them from society, the work place, schools, friends, and more. However, recently through my research I see how many people are working their jobs, handling their careers, never stop working and aspiring with their goals, and face varied challenges at home, work, and out socially using a…

out normal day-to-day activities, (Equality Act 2010). It is estimated that 26.2 percent of people 18 and older will be diagnosed with a mental disorder every year (Mental Disorders in America, 2015). Mental disorders, as defined by the National Associations for the Mentally Ill, are “disorders [that] can profoundly disrupt a persons thinking, feeling, moods, ability to relate to others and capacity for coping with the demands of life,” (Thompson, 2007). In the beginning, mental illnesses were…

I chose to write about the movie split. The character in that movie has a personality disorder, and it was extremely interesting to watch and learn about. 3Personality disorder is characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience. 4The movie split is about three girls who get kidnapped by a man that is diagnosed with 523 distinct personalities. The girls try to escape from him before his 24th frightful personality emerges. In this paper I will be giving…

Schizophrenia disorder is characterized by abnormalities in one or more of the following domains: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking, grossly abnormal motor behavior, and negative symptoms (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). According to the DSM-5'…

but hopefully it decreases his mood swings greatly. He should be able to stay with his family, keep his job, and be a coach. His cognitive ability should be fine with the medication. Bipolar disorders seem to be effectively treated different for each person. Some people live more normally than others. It is a life long illness, but it can be managed with certain medications. Changing George’s medication and finding the right one for him could change how often he has mood swings. One medication…

deal and cope with mental illness. The movie surrounds a young man named Pat who was recently discharged from a mental hospital after spending eight months there for beating up his wife’s lover. While at the hospital, Pat was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, something that he was unaware of having. Pat was allowed to return home to his family as long as he continued his medications and weekly therapy sessions. Throughout the movie, Pat displays a new sense of well-being and optimism. He has the…