Essays on Mania

LASA: Evaluation of a Forensic Psychological Report

Abstract This is a research report that provides information about a case and a review that has been analyzed in relation to the conventions and standards in psychological reporting for parole boards. The findings show that there are some limitation and inappropriate levels and measures that have been used. The research could be improved and made more relevant, reliable and understandable. There are some things relating to cultural sensitivity issues like language and consent as well as local community variables that were not put in place. Furthermore, some challenges in the subject under review suggests that there could be ...

Jane Doe

The following two peer-reviewed articles present studies that have been done by scholars, which reinforces the challenges of diagnosing mood disorders. Often times, mood is so intricately connected to the various mental illnesses that determining whether one is struggling as a result of mental disorder or mood disorder becomes a point of contention for the medical professions specializing in this area of treatment. Mood is an aspect of daily life that can often make diagnosis of mood disorders incredibly tricky. The first article titled, “Mood self-assessment in bipolar disorder: a comparison between patients in mania, depression, and euthymia” examines ...

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Overview

Based on a 2005 survey that was published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, 2.6 percent of the adult population has a bipolar disorder (National Institutes of Health, n.d.). Among these people, 82.9 percent have severe cases of the said condition. Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive disorder, is a serious condition which affects patients’ day to day lives. The National Institutes of Health (n.d.) describes this condition as a “dramatic shifts in mood, energy, and activity levels.” In the popular culture, this disorder have been presented in many American films. For instance, in the year 2012, ...

Ludwig van Beethoven is a musical genius who was widely known for his countless musical compositions. The social life of Beethoven was an indication of both the mental and physical disorders that he endured throughout his adulthood life before he passed on at the age of 57. The most evident disorder which was known by everybody was Beethoven’s deafness. Many believe that this was as a result of parent abuse during his childhood. However, there are other behaviors that, for a long time, were not properly addressed and were most likely to be attributed to some psychological disorders. ...

Abstract

Bipolar disorder is one of the various clinical disorders that affect millions of people worldwide. There is no known cause for the disorder though genetics and environment play a significant role in exacerbating it. This paper examines the journey of one Carrie Mathison, a CIA agent who suffers from bipolar disorder. Like other patients with bipolar disorder, Mathison experienced frequent maniac episodes. She also exhibited high-risk behaviors, which are characteristic of bipolar disorder patients. That behavior was evident in her lack of inhibition and excessive drinking. Mathison also exhibited psychotic behaviors, particularly when she saw herself as a heroine ...

Question 1

Bipolar disorder is a mental condition that causes irregular alterations in a person’s energy levels, temperament, and ability to function properly (Miklowitz, 2010). The condition differs from the day-to-day lows and highs that people experience because it present presents severe symptoms. The condition is characterized by recurring depression and mania conditions that can last from one day to several weeks. Extreme feelings of euphoria and irritability characterize the manic state. The other common symptoms that can occur in the manic state include surges of energy, agitation, talkativeness, reduced desire for sleep, increased risk taking, and pleasure seeking behaviours ( ...

The hero of the film A Beautiful Mind is a real person, mathematician John Nash, who became a Nobel Prize winner in his later years for his early work. And this "beautiful mind" is suffering from one of the mental illnesses - namely schizophrenia, which resulted in an aggravation of the disease to the dangerous persecution mania, in a lighter form - to the visions taken for reality. The fate of a talented scientist tracked for half a century - from the second half of the 40s to the late 90s. And, apparently, this movie should be considered as ...

Abstract:

Mental illnesses altogether place a significant burden of disorder on young people. They induce adequate negative outcomes short- and long-term in several domains. Many youths with mental illnesses such as Bipolar disorder and Schizophrenia fall into the clutches of the criminal justice system (CJS) due to their risky behavior. This leads to a problematic quality of life. The main objective of the paper is to highlight about the mental illnesses in youth and the criminal justice system. A web search was conducted and quality articles were retrieved. It was observed that mentally ill youth encounter trouble with regard to ...

Reaction Paper Based on Reading Confusing Love with Obsession by Moore

Confusing Love with Obsession Character Assessment According to table 8.7, there are six styles of loving. Examining the meaning of each type, it is evident that the predominant form of love in the characters in the book Confusing Love With Obsession is mania type of loving. Mania type of love is defined as possessive, demanding and excitable (Miller, 2014). There are various traits that characterize people that would confuse love with obsession thus fitting the characters to Mania type of love. The first trait that is observed in those that confuse love with obsession is the fact that they ...

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Dаte Love Speaking about love, people usually mean love between a man and a woman. However, there are a lot of other, not less important, situations of love: love of children or parents, love for one’s job or one’s country. But the love between a man and a woman can be very different as well: amorousness and mature love, love-passion and love-habit, consumer’s kinds of love or a giving love. In psychology, love usually is described as a feeling that can grow. Appeal to someone can lead to amorousness; the latter one can lead to ...

For over the years, there is a relative increase in cases of children with birth defects. Recent statistics with regards to the American babies suffering from birth defects reveals that for every 4 and a half minutes, there is a new case of baby born with a birth defect, which can also be summarized as 120,000 incidents of child birth defects every year, and it is expected that the number of child victims will rise for the succeeding years (Center for Disease Control and Prevention). Birth defects on newborn babies may affect almost any part of their body ...

Introduction

The Tulip Mania that took place between 1636 and 1637 is one of the earliest recorded financial bubbles (Veen, 2012). While there is no universally accepted definition of a financial bubble, the term financial bubble is used to refer to a situation where an asset price exceeds the asset intrinsic value, or the value that could be earned by holding the asset to maturity for an extended period of time (The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 2012). The Tulip Mania fits the description of a financial bubble because at its height, the price of some tulip bulbs exceeded the ...

Part 1. Psychological Report Based on Case Study

ENTER TITLE/TYPE OF YOUR REPORT [OPTIONAL] DSM-5 Case Number: F 32.1 MDD single episode. Moderate

Age: 33 years old

“Psychologist”: YOUR NAME (STUDENT NUMBER) Referral Ms. Smith is an African American homemaker; she referred to the therapist because of inability to cope with the feelings of hopelessness, weakness, and sadness preventing her from lading a normal life and handling family and home issues. She needed someone to discuss that with, and was also recommended to find professional mental health assistance by her husband.

Presenting Problems

Ms. Smith reported having debilitating depressive symptoms, insomnia, persistent weight loss, frequent irritability, and inability to perform her regular ...

According to Stein, Kupfer, Schatzberg, and American Psychiatric Publishing (2006), mood disorders are a mental condition with features such as changes in the attitude of an individual which may include elevation or lowering of the mood. Depression and bipolar mood disorders are the common types of mood disorders. Others include cyclothymia and seasonal affective disorder. Depression is a condition in which an individual has low mood; the person does not enjoy things that qualified as interesting before the onset of the condition and has low self -esteem with the feeling of unworthiness. Bipolar, on the other hand, is a ...

According to the Mayo Clinic (2012), depression is also known as “major depression, major depressive disorder, and clinical depression, and it will affect almost 15 percent of the population at some time in their lives (Turnquist, in Payne, 2011).” It is more than just a sense of being “down;” it is a real, persistent disorder that affects your mood in such a way (i.e. sadness or loss of interest in former activities) that it interferes with your daily life. It is a chronic condition, and it can last for weeks, months, or even years. People who suffer from it ...

Creativity is considered as one of the most risky factors in any business settings. This is because it may determine the pace at which the business moves. It is the uniqueness in each individual’s differences of thoughts. It points out clearly how one is different from the other by looking at a writing and composition, at the same time trying to find the uniqueness, in the content delivered by them. This article explores the nature of creative risk taking by looking at a specific composition, and analyzing on how effective the writer is in delivering their points.

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Introduction

While the beginning of a relationship may feel exciting and effortless, long-term relationships are determined by application of efforts and compromising luxuries by both the partners in the relationship. Couples are advised to build healthy relationships during their early stages of dating all in a bid to solidify the foundation for a long-term relationship. This can be achieved by devising strategies that appreciate and respect partners by observing the little things a partner does or says. Exploring one another’s interests is also a good plan to know a list of things that couples can enjoy together while in a relationship. Sometimes, establishing apology patterns in ...

Psychology

OUTLINE - Introduction - An overview of the main points involving Bipolar Disorder will be discussed - Description of Bipolar Disorder - Etiology or cause of the disorder - DSM-IV-TR or DSM-5 symptom criteria of Bipolar Disorder - Disorder Statistics - Prevalence or the number of people who display Bipolar Disorder in the total population at any given time - The number of cases or incidence of Bipolar Disorder appearing during a specific period - Other relevant facts pertaining to Bipolar Disorder - Treatments for Bipolar Disorder - The ...

Throughout history, humans have experienced a wide variety of mental health disorders, some tolerable with counseling, while others disorders requiring more intensive treatment through the use of inpatient hospitalization or medication. Mental health disorders have the ability to touch all aspects of an individual’s life; from daily interactions with family and friends, to the extreme of such disorders leading to successful suicides in an attempt to be free of one’s mental terror. However, through the course of astute studies and passionate researchers, we are closer to understanding how to effectively treat a menagerie of disorders.

Mental Health Disorders

Bipolar Disorder One ...

Did Beatle­-Mania’s influence on Soviet teenagers contribute to the fall of the Iron Curtain? An argument can be made that Gorbachev’s opening up to the West through glasnost and perestroika was the final nail in the coffin of the Soviet Union. However, due to the overwhelming evidence of an underground musical movement amongst the Soviet youth, the demands of a disillusioned youth were the catalysts for these reforms. With this taken into consideration, a major change in the political landscape of Russia’s domestic and foreign policy may be observed through three stages, initial distribution, Soviet push back, ...

Section One:

Background Information Bipolar disorder, which is also known as the Manic-depressive illness. It is a disorder in the brain that triggers unusual changes in mood, activity levels, energy. It as well hinders the ability for a person to go about with their daily tasks. Bipolar has very severe side effects if it was not discovered in time. It may lead to poor relationships with other people, poor work relations with colleagues, poor performance in the workplace or at school and can lead to the victim committing suicide. The bipolar disorder can, however, be treated, and the people with the disease ...

Description

Bipolar disorder is a major health concern that has drawn interest from the general public, media and the scientific community over the past decade. Bipolar disorder, sometimes referred to as manic-depressive illness is a neurological disorder that causes anomalous changes in energy, mood and ability to function in an individual. The disorder distorts moods and thoughts, interferes with rational thought and incites dreadful behaviors in an individual. Bipolar disorder symptoms often lead to deteriorating results at school and work, damaged relationships and sometimes suicide (Treatment Advocacy Centre 1). Bipolar patients experience moods swings ranging from the lows of depression; extreme ...

ASummary

People diagnosed with personality disorders—such as bipolar disorder—tend to maintain demeanors that deviate from what is commonly seen in people who do not suffer from the said condition. Among the many variations of symptoms seen in people who have bipolar disorder, it is said that unrealistically high life goals and high reward sensitivity are two of the most indicative symptoms that determine if a person is actually afflicted with bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness. In light of this finding, a trio of psychological researchers, Sheri L. Johnson, Charles S. Carver, and Ian H. Gotlib, conducted a research in ...

Introduction

Introducing new technologies to the markets is important as much as developing new technologies. The companies producing electronics and computers massively invest in research and development works, and they develop new technologies every day. However, they do not supply every new technology just after inventing it. Every product in the market has a lifecycle, and the companies try to make the possible highest profit from a certain product. Thus, the new products carrying high-technological features might be marketed according to a well-planned marketing schedule to gain the possible highest profit from a mix of products in the markets. Samsung has developed a high-technology ...

Abstract

This paper is dedicated to the review of the most important aspects in the psychology of relationships, in particular, the ones of liking and loving. It is important to consider the problem from different sides, as it has a wide scope of application and perceiving by different people. In particular, works of Gonzaga et al. (2006), Fletcher & Kerr (2010), Neff & Karney (2005), Mehrotra et al. (2011), Peck (2002), and Qi (2012) will be analyzed, all dealing with the problems of relationships, liking and loving. To fully research the questions, love will be defined from different perspectives with the background of ...

Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia are mental diseases. Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder, while schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder (a severe mental disorder that causes abnormal thinking and perceptions and results in loss of touch with reality). However, differentiating between these disorders may cause some difficulties due to similarity of some symptoms and treatments. Thus, only psychiatrist can make the diagnosis. Depression is the most common symptom overlap of the illnesses. Patients of both the diseases experience depressive periods. These periods are characterized by loss of energy, feelings of hopelessness, helplessness and sadness, difficulty sleeping and concentrating, negative thoughts, thoughts or ...

Thesis

This paper will discuss how capital markets influenced the creation of new economy bubble and the subsequent banking crisis. The first section of this paper will cover the topic of shadow banking and its emergence in United States. The Second section will highlight the phases of Bubble which United States economy went though in between the period of 2000-2008. The final section of the paper will list few reasons which were most relevant in bring the economic crisis and crippling the United States economy for coming years.

Introduction

In year 2007, with the burst of Housing bubble led to defaults ...

Bipolar disorder is a very serious brain illness which is also called maniac depressive illness. Those children who suffer from it are typical to changes in their moods very often and these moods dictate how they act regardless of where they are or what they are doing. These children sometimes feel extremely happy and become much more active than they are known to be, a state regarded as mania. Then, at other times, these children become very sad and become less active than they are normally and become a bit depressed (Fristad & Arnold 2003). Actually, children suffering from bipolar disorder are not ...

Mood disorder is a group of several diagnoses in the statistical manual and diagnostic of mental disorders. A mood disorder is therefore a temporary state of mind or feeling which generally suggest ‘being in an appalling mood’. There are many types of disorders and in all of them, people experience changes in their moods. Major mood disorders include mania and major depression and milder versions of each one of them. Mood disorders are not the usual occasional blues or the ups-and-downs rather; they basically are forms of chemical imbalances which result for various environmental or biological reasons.

Schizophrenia

Bipolar and schizophrenia disorders ...

Introduction

The purpose of the review is not entirely clear from reading the first paragraph. The author at this stage is not clear on whether he is focusing on the increasing number of patients with ADHD and bipolar disorders or the similarities and differences between the two. The author chooses to compose the literature review to explain to readers the different researches that have been done to either support the view that ADHD and bipolar disorders are similar or to oppose the view. He then comes to a conclusion that there is no clear line between ADHD and bipolar disorders. This ...

Introduction

Stock market refers to a market for buying and selling stocks. People show interest in stocks mainly due to three reasons - long term growth opportunity for capital, dividends and an ensured hedge against the reduction of purchasing power owing to inflation. Another feature making the stock market a lucrative investment option for many is its liquidity. Majority of the people invest in stocks with the desire to accrue benefit upon the payment of dividends and increase of stock price. There are many people buying stocks because of winning control over the companies. Shareholders of many companies are required to buy ...

Psychology

Introduction Since ancient times, the concepts of ideal female body were changing according to the requirements of the historical era. And what is now considered as a criteria of female beauty a few centuries ago would be unacceptable. A modern desire for leanness would not be understood in 18th century. Moreover, modern skinny woman would be considered rather ill than beautiful. According to Abraham, for the most recorded history, a woman was perceived as attractive when her body was stout due to the deposition of fat on her hips, thighs, breasts and abdomen. It was fashionalble to be fat. Food ...

Abnormal psychology is a branch of psychology that tries to concentrate more on what people term as abnormal in life. This is mainly in terms of behaviors which are considered as deviant from the expected code of conduct. In any case, any strange or rare experience in behavior makes one to be treated as abnormal. Most of these disorders are extremes of the normal circumstances and are mostly caused by imbalance in some physiological processes, biological factors or even some physical factors. Several symptoms can be used to describe the disorders whereby some of the factors are unique to a disorder ...

Psychology

Introduction Schizophrenia is a chronic progredient (malignant) mental illness with undefined etiology that leads to a change in the patient's personality. The word "schizophrenia" comes from the Greek words "schizo" – fission, split and "fran" - soul that indicates the splitting of mind, disharmony of thinking, emotions and will. The term was first introduced by Paul Eugen Bleuler, so the disease is sometimes called Bleuler’s disease. Schizophrenia is considered to be one of the most important public health problems in the world. According to modern surveys, from 0.5 to 1% of world’s population is affected by it. Moreover, ...

Abstract

Depressive Disorders is an umbrella title for a varied range of disorders that include, major depressive disorder, Bipolar disorder I and II, and dysthymia. Bipolar Disorder is a debilitating condition that has a lifetime prevelance of 1-1.6%. It accounted for a $15.5 billion dollar loss in productivity during the 1990’s in the United States (Soreff 2013). This paper hopes to expand your knowledge on the key characteristics of depressive disorders with a specific emphasis on bipolar disorder. Depression and mania have been written about many times throughout the course of mans history on earth. King Saul was thought to suffer from depression, ...

In this essay I am going to discuss about Britney spears who has a mood disorder called bipolar disorder.

Britney spears born on 2nd December the year 1981 in McComb in Mississippi and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana is an American pop star. She is daughter to Lynne spears and Jamie spears. She started attending classes in dancing and was a great gymnast, but of all things she liked to sing. This love for singing made her audition for The All New Mickey Mouse Club show at age 8, but because she was young they turned her down. 2yeras later she went and auditioned for a role in Mickey Mouse for the second time and now she won the role and ...

Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder) is a severe and highly morbid recurrent mood disorder. The prevalence of the disorder is 1.3% to 1.6% while its mortality rate is 2 to 3 times higher compared to that of the general population. The suicidal rate among bipolar disorder patients is about 10-20%. The disorder has diverse clinical manifestations ranging from mild depression to severe depression and/with psychosis. A severe variant of the disorder, which manifests in rapid cycles and is difficult to treat, is common in women. The disorder has high recurrence and suicidal risks. Bipolar disorder is one of the two ...

Introduction

Leonardo da Vinci was a renowned Italian polymath. He is well known as a sculptor, painter, writer or an architect. In his artwork, he is mainly known for his painting skills and creativity. People describe his work as artwork built on “feverishly inventive imagination”. This signifies the originality that goes with the artwork of the individual. From his tender age, Leonardo has been defined of painting expertise since his birth. This is because; the first school that he attended was in a studio of a renowned painter. Therefore, Leonardo had been exposed to painting at an extremely tender age. This nurtured his talent ...

Mental illness is characterized by the inability to reason logically, establish control of emotions and relate with other people. These aspects increase the chances of committing illegal acts or putting the live of oneself or other people in danger by the affected individual. Owing to this factor, the population of mentally ill inmates in U.S jails is on the increase with a high percentage for serious cases; most of which are related to alcoholism and drug use disorders (Arons, 2000). By mid-2005, more than half of prison and jail inmates experienced mental health related problems (James & Glaze, 2006). The estimate ...

Love is an articulation of fondness and care towards another. It is a feeling that individuals cannot live without – regardless of where love comes from. It may be parental love, sibling love, friend love, or the kind that lasts forever and ends in marriage. There are those who are lucky in love, while there are still those who are deprived of it. That is the theme of the movie, "Far from the Madding Crowd", which explores the various kinds of love. Far from the Madding Crowd is the story of Bathsheba Everdene, the young and beautiful mistress of a farm ...

Marriage to a Spouse with Bipolar Disorder

There are various challenges that a married couple faces in their daily lives. Some of these challenges can be withered, and the couple can continue living together in harmony in the marriage. However, there are other disturbances within a marriage that if not remedied early on, they may result in the termination of the marriage. Bipolar disorder can be one of the major challenges that spouses are faced with in a marriage relationship. The spouses are normally faced with numerous challenges especially if they strive to maintain the marriage while trying to keep up with a spouse who suffers from the problem. ...

In the 1930s, American culture was at a crossroads. In the middle of the Great Depression with a failing economy, still reeling from both World War I and Prohibition, crime was on the rise. Organized crime and gangs were a part of the media zeitgeist, as Al Capone, Chicago mobs and other big-city trades peddled drugs, alcohol, and sex. The presence of these vices, and their increased prevalence in American culture, demonstrated the need (or at least the desire) to combat them through preventative measures and cautionary tales to make sure the youth of America did not get lured into these same ...

Psychiatric Disorders, Diseases and Drugs

There are many ways of defining, categorizing and treating psychological disorders and mental diseases. They sometimes fall in overlapping categories and hence, it is best to describe them with distinction as to their general and well-defined medical characteristics as well as their theoretical origins and causes and the prescribed medicines used to treat patients with these disorders. The most common psychological disorders are the following: 1. Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a complicated psychological disorder and is often referred to as a “living nightmare.” (Myers, 2009) It has various symptoms which overlap with other mental diseases and neurological disorders i.e. epilepsy. ...

This essay examines the merits of tests taken by many of our High School students in order to qualify for entry to college or university. There has been much criticism of the tests that have been operated in almost half of the States of the U.S. Are they effective? Are they necessary? Do the students in States that impose such tests do better than those in States that don’t have such tests? Are the tests focusing on the right skills? Or should the focus be instead on raising the standards of education – especially in English and Math – throughout ...

Disabilities and addiction

Certain disabilities contribute to addictions where the patients tend to overuse the medications intended for those disabilities. There is a big list of disabilities since they have different categories. The list has developmental disabilities, mental disabilities and physical disabilities. Substance use or addiction is also a disability where any addiction becomes a disability by itself. (Gold broom, 2009) Addictions as well are many and in the 21st century, the common addictions are drug addictions. These are maybe marijuana and cocaine addictions. For example, a person suffering from diabetes is more likely to be a marijuana addict since the doctor has given restrictions of ...

Final Film Critique: American Psycho

The film, American Psycho (Harron, 2000) is based on the book of the same name, written by Bret Easton Ellis and is fundamentally preoccupied with the idea of wealth, sex and success as being significant drives behind human behaviour. Its central protagonist, Patrick Bateman is a mass-murdering psychopath whose actions are driven almost singularly by his desire to be the best: the richest, the most successful, the most popular and somewhat bizarrely, the man with the best business card. Set in 1980s New York, the film is a discussion of yuppie culture taken to its absolute extreme and is hugely successful ...

Final Film Critique: American Psycho

The 2000 film, American Psycho is based on the book of the same name, written by Bret Easton Ellis and is fundamentally preoccupied with the idea of wealth, sex and success as being significant drives behind human behaviour. Its central protagonist, Patrick Bateman is a mass-murdering psychopath whose actions are driven almost singularly by his desire to be the best: the richest, the most successful, the most popular and somewhat bizarrely, the man with the best business card. Set in 1980s New York, the film is a discussion of yuppie culture taken to its absolute extreme and is hugely successful in ...

Bipolar depression or in other words known as maniac depression disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis which categorically describes mood disorder defined by presence of episodes of abnormality elevated energy levels , mood, and cognition with or without depression episodes. Moods which are elevated are referred to as mania from a clinical point of view and as hypomania if it is milder. Commonly individuals who go through maniac episodes experience depression episodes, or mixed episodes or symptoms, whereby features of both depressions and mania are present at the same time. Periods of ‘normal’ mood separate these episodes though in some individuals, mania and ...