Effects Of Mood And Severity On Memory

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is thought to be less stigmatizing than the older term ‘manic–depressive illness’, and so the former has largely superseded the latter.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 that it reflects thenature of the disorder more accurately.

Firstly,the author writes that depression is "clarifying force", and "adaptive response to affliction", then he illustrates it by giving the saying of psychiatrist Andy Thomson “…even if you are depressed for a few months, the depression might be worth it if

2. Counter the negative thoughts The central root of depression or rather anxiety are the thoughts in our minds that constantly whisper that things are getting worse and won’t get any better culminating to hopelessness. Nevertheless, how we keep our minds in constant peace and from such elements plays a key role. By constantly staying in check of such thoughts, confronting them with sober truth will eventually leave you with a peaceful heart. A constant flow of negative thoughts could adversely empower our depressed mind and the only alternative is to confront them with a positive reality that is worth entertaining.

In bipolar depression patients alternate between mania (and hypo-mania) as well as depression. These patients switch from a low mood to a frenzied abnormal elevation in mood .A manic episode is, “a period of excessive euphoria, inflated self-esteem, wild optimism and hyperactivity, often accompanied by delusions of grandeur and hostility if activity is blocked” (Dinsmoor, R. S. & Odle, T. G. 2009). According Samuel E. Wood (2011), while manic, “they may waste large sums of money on get-rich-quick schemes and if family members or friends try to stop them they are likely to become hostile, enraged, or even dangerous; they might even harm themselves, so quite often they must be hospitalized during manic episodes to protect them and others from the disastrous consequences of their poor judgment”. Depressed bipolar patients show low self-esteem and prolonged feelings of sadness. They may withdraw from friends and family, as well as activities they use to enjoy. Loss of energy and excessive anxiety are also common. They may experience changes in eating or sleeping habits as well as a more serious symptom, thoughts of suicide. (Duckworth,K & Sachs,G 2011). Every individual with bipolar experience is different, and they may have all of the symptoms or just select symptoms. Whichever symptoms bipolar people are experiencing they can often interfere with personality, work, school and

Disorder diagnosis depends on the individual mood swings and how they are present. This reaction act different in each person different. The manic depression episodes involve a period of time in which emotions are elevated in a positive direction, often for no particular reason. Sometimes this brief elation can cause weakness havoc on your life and even result in suicidal thoughts.

• Mania – feeling extremely happiness or euphoria (high) • Depressive episodes, also known as dysthymia (low) • Psychotic states can also be observed with people with bipolar disorder during manic or depressive

Bipolar disorder is also sometimes referred to as manic depression. The disorder affects 5.7 million Americans (Kessler, 2005) and is ranked as the sixth leading cause of disability in the world in the 15- to 44-year age group (Kessler, 2005). The defining characteristic of bipolar disorder is alterations in mood

Nietzsche’s conclusion to the question is that being active does lead to happiness. Nietzsche uses three premises in his argument. The first premise is “Being active is entertaining/pleasuring ourselves.” “Being active” is creating actions (living) for yourself. (28) The opposite of active is passive. People should not be passive because that is when people listen to the world and don’t create entertainment for themselves. The second premise is “People become entertained/pleasured when they abandon boredom.” The term “entertaining” means focusing only on momentary pleasure and living in the moment. The third premise is “Abandoning boredom leads to happiness.” “Abandoning boredom” goes together with passivity and anxiety. (31) Boredom, anxiety, and passivity

Nietzsche builds his criticism of Christianity by breaking down how the growth of ressentiment originated in the weak of society’s desire to be superior to the aristocracy. Nietzsche presents psychological analysis to strengthen his argument against Christianity. At the heart of Christian domination and democratization is the hypocrisy of generations who wished to no longer be slaves to the weak. Nietzsche then discusses how the psychological drive cause by ressentiment enabled the public to partake in the deception and turn to asceticism. Asceticism, or the denial of natural instincts and pleasure, embodies the role of nihilism in modern society. Rather than accepting the natural inequity of the world, Christian ascetic’s focus on a disciplined life which derives no value from pleasure and in effect turns negative aspects of life into positives in order to better endure the world. Asceticism is not limited Christianity, but Nietzsche uses it to exemplify his reasons for rejecting

In Nietzche’s story, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Nietzsche uses his character Zarathustra to explain his philosophical beliefs on existentialism. Existentialism, as I interpret it from reading Thus Spoke Zarathurstra, is a belief where the existence of the individual is emphasized. The individual is responsible for their own destiny and must accept

The beginning of the nineteen century was characterized philosophically by the dominance of a new philosophy stream, Nihilism. This philosophy movement was characterized by its defeatist attitude towards life. The Nihilist’s portrayal of life was focused on its suffering and meaningless nature, a pessimistic attitude that shared by the Romantic society of the time. For the Nihilists, like Schopenhauer, the solution and attitude that man should take towards life’s suffering nature was the rejection of life itself, removing yourself from life and desire was the only way of escaping man’s painful destiny. On this philosophical and historical context Nietzsche developed his philosophy.

Mania includes increased energy, feelings of grandeur, intense happiness, irritability, sleeplessness and excitement. Depression on the other hand may include but is not limited to anxiety, melancholy, crying, and thoughts of suicide and death. Having Bipolar Disorder can also bring a heightened ability towards creativity in some individuals, as research is now finding out. Even though bipolar disease was not known during the time of these writers, you can look to their poetry and lives to see that they were suffering from the disease. They are well described today as tortured geniuses.

Friedrich Nietzsche`s hard life and philosophy led him to concluded that life itself is an irrational, and pointless existence. Nietzsche insisted that life is governed by the “Will to Power”, which he defined as a universal desire

The two main emotional factors that influence memory and forgetting are flashbulb and repression. A flashbulb memory is a memory that has a high emotional significance they are accurate and long lasting. It is almost a photographic memory of a particularly emotional event that is imprinted on your mind. For example an event such as September the 11th, people can remember things such as how they heard it happened, what clothes they were wearing and who they were with very clearly. This is because it was such a sudden emotional impact when they heard it that it got imprinted in their memory. Repression is an emotional factor in forgetting. It is that we forget because we have great anxiety about certain memories. This is because certain

DEPRESSION intro Mind life is so essential and requires a special and repetitive care . The majority of our life problems can be related to our internal or psychological life . this internal life reflects our