Mood disorders

Manic depressive disorder, or more commonly called bipolar disorder is a mental illness that has been in described in literature since ancient Greece several thousand years ago. Descriptions of bipolar disorder have appeared independently in many civilizations throughout history including Ancient Greece, Roman, European and Chinese. Bipolar disorder is defined by experiencing elongated periods of mania with high energy followed by periods of depression with very low energy. The periods of mania…

There is a long list, I believe of psychological disorders. Some psychological disorders are also, considered mental disorders. We will take a look at factitious disorder, conversion disorder, somatic symptom disorder, and some traditional psychological disorders. Furthermore, I feel that some people just think that they have something wrong with them and run to a medical doctor, or another health care professional just to run up expensive bills, which whatever the person got diagnosed with…

Genetic disorders amongst people can range from very common and treatable diseases, to incurable, and life altering disorders. Most genetic disorders are caused by genes which have mutated, and are then inherited through reproduction. Some, such as Huntington's disease only have to be passed on through one parent's genes. Offspring will then have a fifty percent chance of getting the disease (MayoClinic, 2014). Huntington's has many components which make it very difficult to live with for people…

As mentioned earlier, eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa come coupled with the extreme desire to lose weight. A dieter with such desire may do anything to lose weight including becoming malnourished. For example, someone with anorexia who eats little to nothing…

It was thought that Fred had this disorder, because the disorder usually presents itself during early adulthood, which Fred is categorized under. Schizoaffective includes “marked symptoms of schizophrenia and a major depressive episode or manic episode” (Comer, 2016, p. 386). Fred’s symptoms were not attributable to the effects of a substance or medical condition, which is also a criterion for schizoaffective disorder. Although Fred was seen as unapproachable or aggressive at…

Mental Illness can be described as a wide range of conditions that affect mood, thinking, and behavior. Some of the different types of mental illnesses are bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia. These mental illnesses are some of the most common types. Having these disorders can have major effects on how one may function in the real world and how they able to interact. Mental illness affects people’s ability to function in their everyday life. Mental illness is a disease that…

she had sex with before she was admitted in the hospital. She has a strained relationship with her parents and she does not get along with them. She has a father is extremely angry, controlling, overbearing, and aggressive at times. Her mother’s mood flips back and forth from highs to lows and happiness to tears. This unstable environment caused to Susanna to have the symptoms, and this is an environmental experience she faces. Susann continues to have unstable relationships with her peers…

of Mental Disorders Broadly speaking, symptoms of mental disorders can be distinguished into two parts: affective symptoms and somatic symptoms. Although sociologists often treat mental disorders as having a single dimension, they might benefit from appreciating the dimensionalities of mental disorders for at least two reasons. First, since it is possible that social interactions matters more to mood than to physical health, considering the two dimensions characteristic of mental disorders…

Bipolar disorder affects 2.5% or 6 million people of the United States and is known as the fifth leading cause of disability world wide (Bipolar Disorder Effects 2016). Bipolar disorder is often called manic-depressive illness which is a disorder where the brain causes unusual shift in mood, energy, activity levels and the ability to carry out every day tasks (Bipolar disorders). There are a few different types of bipolar disorder, however they all are very similar and slightly differ from on…

Mental Illness is referred as a wide range of disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior. Examples of mental illness are depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia. People often have a hard time thinking straight and have a handle of their emotions that can cause problems in their daily life, such as at school or work or in relationships. The signs and symptoms vary depending on the disorder for example Confused thinking or having the hard time to…