Reflective Essay On Mental Illness

82)This emphasizes the book’s point of saying that some criteria are “abnormally increased activity or energy,” and “flight of ideas or subjective impression that thoughts are racing,” (Kring et al. 2016, p. 140). She mentions that during these episodes that her friends would tell her to slow down (Jamison 1995, p. 37). This can also be considered as the symptom characterized by unusual talkativeness and rapid speech (Kring et al. 2016, p. 140). According to the textbook, a decreased need for sleep also characterizes mania, which Jamison often refers to, saying that “Decreased sleep is both a symptom of mania and a cause,” (Jamison 1995, p. 69). During her manic episodes, Jamison also had a tendency to dress provocatively and overspend money, which the DSM-5 characterizes as “excessive involvement in activities that are likely to have painful consequences, such as reckless spending, sexual indiscretions, or unwise business investments,” (Kring et al. 2016, p. 140). She also mentions that during one of her manias, she bought snakebite kits because “God had chose me, and apparently only me, to alert the world to the wild proliferation of killer snakes in the Promised Land,” (Jamison 1995, p. 76), which can be classified as the DSM-5 criteria “increased self-esteem; belief that one has special talents, powers, or abilities,” (Kring et al. 2016, p. 140). As for her depressive

From now on I will refer to the term “bipolar disorder” as manic-depressive illness. The discovery of watery patches in manic-depressives’ brain tissue was very interesting. It was rational for Kay to be afraid to share her illness with the world, since it could change the way people see her. Also, there are endless traumatic possibilities and it is scary to think that so many disorders go unnoticed. The passages in the memoir flooded me with all kinds of emotions.

world of manic depression. She details her struggle with the disease that spawned multitudes of

Kay Redfield Jamison, an American clinical psychologist and author published one of her books An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness in 1995. The book, as the title describes, is an emotionally moving memoir of emotions. Jamison has had bipolar disorder, or manic-depressive illness, since her young adulthood and An Unquiet Mind unapologetically takes readers through the roller coaster of which is her life. Albeit bipolar disorder is hard to understand without having it, this memoir gives an honest yet informative understanding of Jamison’s personal experience with manic-depressive illness. From her early childhood to the peaks of her illness, An Unquiet Mind shows the perspective of an otherwise perplexing disorder

In Kay Jamison’s memoir, “An Unquiet Mind”, published in 1996, Jamison courageously relays her detailed perspective and personal accounts of bipolar disorder. With her first manic episode occurring when she was a senior in high school, Jamison struggled on the roller coaster that is bipolar disorder and with great strength was able to admit she had a problem, and thus was able to treat it. Defined by having cycles between manic and depressive episodes, bipolar disorder comes in two forms, due to different criteria being met. In the first type of bipolar disorder, bipolar I disorder, an individual will experience the full symptoms of mania, with fewer and tamer depressive aspects. Bipolar II disorder differs slightly in that only hypomanic episodes

When Kay was in first grade she witnessed a plane crash during recces. She also got to volunteer at the hospital. The doctors would invite her to watch surgeries. Her home life was kind of sad due to the fact that her dad also experienced manic depression. He would have struggles when he would only want to sleep the day away. Other times, he would be mad. The way Kay had to deal with growing up with her father’s struggle with manic depression helped shaped how she would respond to her own struggle with manic depression.

This project will look at the character, Dr. Kay Jamison, from the autobiography, “An Unquiet

I believe this book is meant to help those still struggling with manic depression illness. Jamison’s story is not what normal people can bear. It is even harder for her since she is a psychiatrist who specializes in treating mood disorder. Often her disorder has caused her much of her life. Often she questions and feels unhealed inside.

The author, Kay Jamison talks about her life with bipolar I disorder in her book, An Unquiet Mind. Jamison was a Caucasian woman who at the age of forty seven wrote this memoir. Currently she is seventy years old and dealing with her disorder. She spent her life moving around a lot because her father was an air force pilot. She grew up with an older brother who was very caring and an older sister that she bumped heads with. Kay’s father was a really delightful person. His emotions were contagious. Her mother was always helpful and caring for her family no matter how busy she was. Kay’s parents were supporting in all her interests; such as pets, poetry, science, and medicine. When she was fifteen, things took a turn and her family moved to California for her father’s new job as a scientist. Her father began to show worsening signs of depression. Around the age of sixteen, Kay realized that she was having mood swings that were very drastic. In her senior year of high school, she had her first manic depressive attack. She started her undergraduate study at UCLA dealing with her constant depression and manic episodes. As she was studying as an undergraduate, Kay began to take an interest in psychology. She pursued her PhD in psychology at UCLA again studying mood disorders. As a graduate student, she also began working in the psychiatric ward and dealing with marital problems in her first marriage. She was slowly spiraling out of control until she had a terrifying

In the short film, “Manic Episode – Sweethearts 1997”, I think was a very good example of Bipolar Mania. This girl could not stop talking and answered her own questions right after asking them. She also gave out way too much information about herself. I felt sorry for the boy in this short film, because he could not get a word in edge wise. I was wondering if this was the first date as the girl was saying so much and so fast, it was making my head spin. I think I would have to leave her or get away from her as it was too much and too fast to process for me.

K.R. Jamison battles with Manic-Depressive Disorder, also known as Bipolar disorder, and challenges herself with managing her academics, romantic relationships, and social life. Her take on the disorder and treatment gives an interesting outlook on one who has the disorder. Two interesting themes is the challenges in having to take lithium to help keep the disorder under control or suffer from the mania and depression and having the strength and overcoming the obstacles of being able to have a stable, loving relationship with a mental illness. Those who have mental disorders are and absolute help in the mental health field.

QP asked Maunica to give an example of change in thinking a person with manic episode may have. QP asked Maunica to describe distractibility that occurs during manic episode. QP explained to Maunica, what causes bipolar affective disorders. QP brainstormed with Maunica the factors that may cause episodes of manic symptoms. QP explained to Maunica, how to cope with manic episode. QP discussed with Maunica some of the treatment for manic disorder. QP discussed with Maunica the side effect of the medications that are used for treating manic disorder. QP asked Maunica to list some of the side effect she feels from the medications she takes. QP reminded Maunica of the importance of taking her medical as prescribed. QP discussed with Maunica, how to recognize the early signs of manic episode. QP discussed with Maunica the benefits of taking medications for treatment of manic disorder. QP assisted Maunica in identifying the benefits of the medications she is presently taking. QP asked Maunica to list some of the reasons a person may give for not taking their manic medicine as prescribed. QP asked Maunica to list some stress symptoms she

Bipolar Disorder: Give a phenomenological/subjective (first person account) description of Kay Redfield Jamison’s bipolar disorder as described in her book “Unquiet Mind.” In particular, what factors did she view as helpful in her recovery?

Kay Jamison is one of the faces of manic depression (or in more sterile terms, bipolar disorder). She is currently the face of one of the renowned researchers of manic depression and topics relating to the disease, ranging from suicide to creativity. She is a tenured professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, author of a best-selling memoir and one of the standard medical texts on the subject. She has also been the face of madness and despair, a mercurial young woman whose life became controlled by moods, a sufferer of "this quicksilver illness." Her memoir An Unquiet Mind is an honest and moving account