to disorders such as dissociative disorder. A huge category of disorders is called the mood disorder. This paper will delve in to the mood disorder, particularly bipolar disorder, how it is diagnosed, how it develops, and what it is like to have this disorder. Moods are a common part of everyday life. They fluctuate every second of the day. It is normal to be happy, depressed, content, or even excited depending on the events that happen in your day, and how you perceive these events. A mood disorder…

Bipolar disorder is diagnosed as a psychological mood disorder. Genetic factors and social environment are both believed to be the possible causes in developing the disorder. The average age of onset is 25 years old, however, symptoms can first start appearing in the late teen years and into the young adult years, however 75% of first episodes occur between 12 and 30 years old. Bipolar disorder affects 2.6 percent of American adults. Children who have an immediate family member such as a sibling…

MOOD DISORDERS A 32-year old female Janice Butterfield, who came in at the insistence of her husband Jed Butterfield for a consultation concerning her suicidal attempt due to dysthymia. American Heritage Dictionary defines that dysthymia is a chronic disturbance of mood lasting at least two years in adults or one year in children, characterized by recurrent periods of mild depression and such symptoms. Although the symptoms of dysthymia may be less intense than those of depression, dysthymia…

anxiety and other mood disorders are essential to many forms of art. In this article I will examine how mood disorders influence art, as well as give multiple examples of how mood disorders are portrayed in the following art forms: paintings, literature, and music. Before we can broach the topic of art and mood disorders we need to have a good basis of what mood disorders are. Mood disorders are defined as “a perpetual and significant disturbance in a person’s emotional state or mood” (Lane, 2013).…

types of mood disorders, the two types of disorders that will be covered in this paper is depressive and bipolar disorder. I will be talking about the signs and symptoms, known causes and factors that contribute, current researches that have been conducted on the disorders, and also the diagnosis and treatments. Bipolar Disorders If you have a mood d367isorder your emotion or mood is changed by the outcome of an event or an action by another person. (Diseases and Conditions: Mood Disorders , n.d.)…

The Mood Disorders category of the DSM-IV-TR, is one of the most dense categories and probably one of the most commonly talked about categories. People often make comments about being depressed or having bipolar disorder; however, they might not truly meet the diagnostic criteria to receive the diagnosis. There are several diagnoses in the Mood Disorders category which have been organized into the following subsections: Major Depressive Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder, Depressive Disorder Not Otherwise…

Theoretical Perspectives of Mood Disorders Verses Personality Disorder With a Comparison of the Actual and Ideal Self Introduction Mood disorders and personality disorders have been around for many centuries and are often misdiagnosed due to various changing in symptoms in the individual, and criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Fourth Edition (DSM-IV). Due to the increasing numbers in individuals suffering with these disorders there has been great discrepancies…

Written Assignment #6 Class Topic/Book Chapter: Mood Disorders/Chapter 14 Brain area: Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex What article? 1. Article Reference in APA format. You are also graded here for how appropriate and well selected the article is. Sequeria, A., Morgan, L., Walsh, D.M., Cartagena, P.M., Choudary, P., Li, J., & Vawter, M.P. (2012). Gene expression changes in the prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex and nucleus accumbens of mood disorders subjects that committed suicide. Plos ONE,…

Shepherd Psychology 1101 19 October, 2016 Mood Disorder Introduction Mood Disorders is a psychological disorder that is characterized by a person’s mood, such as depression or bipolar disorder. Understanding the definition, history, and diagnosis. Also, the symptoms, treatments, social effects, how it effects the brain and neurotransmitters. Many people do not understand Mood Disorder and how they affect people. The reason why I chose this psychological disorder is, because how it effects the brain…

The Mood Disorder Depression Depression can be defined as an affective, or mood disorder characterized by mood deviations that exceed normal mood fluctuations. At its most extreme, depression can describe a psychotic state where the individual cannot function on his or her own. Everyone can go through times of feeling down for a period of time after having suffered a loss, but for people with the illness known as depression, these feelings of sadness can go on for long periods of time. In…