Essay on Bipolar

I chose the Zaps Bipolar experiment because my dad has Bipolar disorder. I've seen first hand how Bipolar disorder intervenes in a person's life and affects their mood. I've also learned how to recognize the symptoms typical of a manic phase and depressive episode. The purpose of this experiment is just that: to explain the typical symptoms of a manic episode and a depressive episode, and the most salient differences between the two. In addition, the experiment aims to introduce two patients with…

Despite the similarities, there are more common symptoms in bipolar depression than it is in regular depression. For example, bipolar depression has individuals feeling guilty, hopeless, sad, empty, unpredictable mood swings, and feelings of restlessness. People with bipolar depression also tend to move very slow, gain weight, and sleep a lot (Hatchett). On the other hand the hypomania state has led observers to feel that bipolar patients are "addicted" to their mania. Paranoia or irritable characteristics…

Among pairs of fraternal twins, who have about half their genes in common, both twins have bipolar disorder in less than fifteen percent cases in which one twin has the disorder. Waltz (2000), states that the degree of genetic influence comes from studies of adopted children with bipolar disorder. These studies show that biological relatives have a higher incidence of bipolar disorder than do people in the general population. Personal or work related stress can trigger a manic episode, but this usually…

National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association (MDMDA) has demonstrated, bipolar disorder can participate in developmental delays, marital and family problems, loss of jobs and an inability to keep a steady income. Many bipolar patients report that the depressions are longer and come more frequent when the individual gets older. Schizophrenia has commonly been diagnosed to patients suffering from bipolar and can be misdiagnosed for most of their lives. The speech patterns help doctors…

Bipolar NOS is used to indicate bipolar illness that does not fit into the three other categories. If a person has symtopms of bipolar disorder but does not meet the requirements for the other three categories, they will be diagnosed with Bipolar NOS. There are a few known causes for what causes Bipolar disorder. Genetic studies have been to inconsistent to prove that the disorder may be passed on from generation to generation. Some studies have shown that some children…

defining feature of the disorder. The terms ‘manic–depressive illness’ and ‘bipolar disorder’ are comparatively recent, and date back from the 1950s and 1980s respectively. The term ‘bipolar disorder’ (or ‘bipolar affective disorder’) is thought to be less stigmatizing than the older term ‘manic–depressive illness’, and so the former has largely superseded the latter. However, some psychiatrists and some people with bipolar disorder still prefer the term ‘manic–depressive illness’ because they feel…

I have chosen to do a paper on Bipolar Disorder. Bipolar is a disorder in when a person’s mood inappropriately alternates between feelings of mania and depression. A bipolar mania is a mental illness classified by psychiatry as a mood disorder. Also individuals with bipolar disorder experience episodes of an elevated or agitated mood known as mania or hypomania, depending on the severity alternating with episodes of depression. This depression also comes with a lot of symptoms which could lead…

The causes of Bipolar Disorder can be considered in two groups: those that work their way out from inside, and those that work their way inside from without. Considering the first, we can list these as: genes, chemistry and the hormones in our bodies. The cause that we most often hear about is that of genes. These provide the recipes for the make-up of proteins. Proteins ultimately affect the brain, body and our behaviour – in essence, us. Similarly, the body and the environment can, surprisingly…

in addition to at least three of the symptoms listed above. These symptoms must negatively affect his or her ability to properly function in society. Mixed Episode must be ruled out as well (APA, 2000). Depression, the other extreme mood of Bipolar Disorder, is characterized with feelings of guilt, shame, regret, sadness, loss, hopelessness and suffocation. Individuals in a depressive episode often times blame themselves for their sorrow. To be diagnosed with Major Depression, they must suffer…

They had me change my eating habits. Rather then having my usual samll breakfast, medium lunch and large dinner they had me eat three meals of equal size and on a certain schedule. They said eating a larger meal later on in the day can make my bipolar disorder harder to treat. They also said it is imperative to…