The Effects Of Bipolar Disorder On The Development Of Self

This source gives the readers an in-depth overview of Bipolar Disorder and the causes of having the mental health issue. There’s a great distinction between the ups and downs people experience and bipolar disorder. Due to the ups and downs teens and children experience, bipolar disorder is hard to diagnose during those early years. The National Center of Biotechnology Information’s research program is run by Senior Investigators, Tenure Track Investigators, Staff Scientists, and Postdoctoral Fellows which makes the source credible. The source contained

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Bipolar disorder is an affliction that affects many Americans. Children who live with parents who have this disorder often are neglected. Children are often not able to have a voice within their homes. The quality of life, emotional stability and childhood necessities are impacted by children raised by bipolar parents.

Bipolar Disorder or manic-depressive disorder is a disorder characterized by highs, manias, and lows, depressions, and can therefore be easily distinguished from unipolar depression, a major depressive disorder in DSM-5, by the presence of manic or hypomanic episodes (Miklowitz & Gitlin, 2014). Bipolar disorder is generally an episodic, lifelong illness with a variable course (American Psychiatric Association, 2010). There are two classifications of bipolar disorder; bipolar I disorder and bipolar II disorder. If the episodes are primarily manic but there has been at least one depressive episode, the diagnosis is bipolar I disorder (Early, 2009). If the episodes are primarily depressed but there has been at least one episode of hypomania, increased mood that is more euphoric than normal but not quite manic, the diagnosis is bipolar II disorder (Early, 2009).

Bipolar disorder is typically a condition that affects people in their late teens and early adulthood. It is usually not thought to affect a child but it is something that, if present at a young age, can seriously affect the way a child grows up. Bipolar disorder affects every aspect of a person’s life and is not as understood as it should be. Researchers are still looking for the cause of this illness and how it can be treated but overall it is a condition that many people are undereducated on and that is something I’m hoping this paper might be able to change for some.

The article by Maree (2008) described identity as, "the framework from which individuals interact with the world. It enables a sense of continuity and agency with a capacity to commit to certain roles and self- representation that are self-defining." I read this sentence and thought about how bipolar disorder can take over someone 's life. It is an all-encompassing disorder. The short video about rapid cycling and bipolarity, the narrator said that he is just a person like

To most of my peers, bipolar disorder is synonymous with “mentally retarded,” “messed up,” or “crazy.” To me, however, bipolar disorder represents the unremitting struggle to overcome vicious stereotypes and to deal with the daily challenges that my mind inflicts upon itself. It is a common misconception that bipolar patients are incompetent and incapable of achieving the same caliber of success as those without the disorder. I defy these fallacies and I am proof that a chemical imbalance in the brain does not hinder the ability for a person to succeed. Competency is a consequence of the will to flourish. My illness may make everyday tasks more difficult, but it has not impeded the ability for me to excel in my education and in my life.

For many students, school can be a daunting and difficult task. Making friends, getting good grades, being involved and connecting with others in a socially appropriate manner, are all areas where students will most likely struggle from time to time in their schooling career. For students with bipolar disorder, these everyday tasks can even be more daunting and difficult to achieve. Bipolar disorder is categorized as a biological brain disorder that causes severe fluctuations in one’s mood, energy, thinking and behavior. The symptoms associated with Bipolar disorder do not present the same in all individuals, and can especially vary between children/ adolescents and adults. It is not uncommon for children/ adolescents to experience symptoms

Before I truly understood Bipolar disorder, it was still a fairly common word in my vocabulary. Anytime I thought someone was being moody or fluctuating between emotions, I joked by claiming that person to be bipolar. Several incidents of this involved one of my roommates who seemed to be happy one day, and quite the polar opposite the next. However, it was not until my clinical experience on the psychiatric unit that I realized what true bipolar disorder was, and that she did not fit the criteria. Even though I always thought my roommate was bipolar, I quickly found after being exposed to a diagnosed bipolar patient that my roommate was instead just moody. I decided to write this paper on bipolar disorder, not because I have struggle with it or know a friend or family member with this disease, but because I had several misconceptions about what it entailed.

I found the article, “I Actually Don’t Know Who I am”: The Impact of Bipolar Disorder on the Development of Self” (2008), by Inder, M., Corwoe., M.,T., Moor, S., Luty, S. E., Carter, J.D., and Joyce, P. R to be very interesting and very much needed. The research explored how one’s sense of self is impacted by the diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder (BD) at an early age. As seen in the study, the diagnosis had a major impact on the participant’s sense of identity and self worth. There was four major problem areas that were identified; “Confusion, contradiction, self-doubt, and self-acceptance” Inder, et al (2008). All of the participants in the study have indicated that these four critical areas were impacted as a result of being labeled with

In life people go through experiences that cause their moods to change for the better or for the worse. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the operational definition of bipolar disorder, identify the additional specifiers, comorbidity, prevalence and discuss the cost of treating the disorder. Also, a detailed explanation will be provided about the population most impacted by the selected disorder and evidence-based approaches to assessing the disorder will be presented. In addition, evidence-based treatment approaches to address the disorder will be displayed. Last, a summary will be shared by relating an intervention from the evidence-based treatment approach to each of the themes of School of Social Work Advocacy, Empowerment and transformation.

Bipolar disorder is defined as a mood disorder that causes drastic emotional changes and mood swings. These mood swings can range from manic highs, to depressive lows. It is also characterized by severe changes in mood. Bipolar

Fearing an issue that has its own mindset of me is terrifying to live with for the rest of my life. An issue that has another side of me is not an addiction, but it is a mental illness. The life of having a bipolar disorder has taken over the majority of who I am since the disorder is a chemical imbalance in the brain, which is not curable but treatable. According to an article written by the author Jacqueline N. Martin was featured in The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health, “an estimate by the National Institute of Mental Health states that more than two million American adults—about 1% of the population age 18 and over in any given year—have bipolar disorder” (281).Within been a part of the population of dealing with a bipolar disorder can be embarrassing and stressful, however I must put my foot down by improving my mental illness with a motivation that encourages the mind.

Bipolar Disorder also known as Manic Depressive Illness involves outstanding mood swings. The individual has periods of depression, and periods when they feel either unusually good or pressured and irritable. It affects 1-2% of the population. Genetics plays a significant role. About 15% of children with one bipolar parent develop the disorder.

At least 2 million Americans suffer from bipolar disorder, more commonly known as manic-depression. This illness usually begins in adolescence or early adulthood and continues throughout life. Although it may come into affect at any time, most individuals with the disorder experience their first mood episode in their 20’s. However, manic-depression quite often strike teenagers and has been diagnosed in children under 12.