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2007-09-30 07:51:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health Mental Health

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Likes to manipulate emotions of others. Dislikes being criticized or disciplined. Unpredictable behavior. Seeks immediate gratification. Forgets to stir the pot on the stove or turn things off. Complains they are misunderstood. Ability to transfer mood to those around them. AKA bipolar.

"when mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy"

2007-09-30 07:54:11 · answer #1 · answered by orderly logic 6 · 0 2

I believe you mean Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a mood disorder that causes people to have extreme mood changes ranging from depression to mania.

Someone who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, will experienced both depressive and manic episodes. A common misperception is that bipolar mood changes are usually quick and drastic. In reality, mood shifts are often quite gradual. An episode—whether depressive or manic—can last for weeks, months, or even years. People with bipolar disorder are not always depressed or manic; they can go for long stretches of time in a "normal," balanced mood. The typical person with bipolar disorder has an average of four episodes during the first 10 years of the illness. Depressive episodes are characterized by overwhelming feelings of sadness, worthlessness, and hopelessness.

2007-09-30 07:59:13 · answer #2 · answered by Venetia M 3 · 2 0

Bi-polar disorder is characterised by episodes of extreme highs and extreme lows. During the highs there are feelings of grandious, invulnerability, very prone to sexual indiscretions and t free spending. You go for days without sleep or chemical stimulation. When you go into a depressive episode, you have been so up because of the manic episode that it makes the depression 100 times worst therefor that result is the suicide rate for us with bipolar is the highest of any mental illness

2007-09-30 08:01:22 · answer #3 · answered by tieco72 1 · 1 0

do you mean Bi-Polar?

A major depressive episode is also characterized by the presence of a majority of these symptoms:

* depressed mood most of the day, nearly every day, as indicated by either subjective report (e.g., feels sad or empty) or observation made by others (e.g., appears tearful). (In children and adolescents, this may be characterized as an irritable mood.)
* markedly diminished interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities most of the day, nearly every day
* significant weight loss when not dieting or weight gain (e.g., a change of more than 5% of body weight in a month), or decrease or increase in appetite nearly every day.
* insomnia or hypersomnia nearly every day
* psychomotor agitation or retardation nearly every day
* fatigue or loss of energy nearly every day
* feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt nearly every day
* diminished ability to think or concentrate, or indecisiveness, nearly every day
* recurrent thoughts of death (not just fear of dying), recurrent suicidal ideation without a specific plan, or a suicide attempt or a specific plan for committing suicide

Manic Episode

A manic episode is not a disorder in and of itself, but instead is a part of other disorders, most usually bipolar disorder.

A manic episode is defined by the following symptoms:

A period of an elevated, expansive or notably irritable mood, lasting for at least one week. This disorder must be sufficiently severe to cause difficulty or impairment in occupational, social, educational or other important functioning and can not be better explained by a mixed episode. Symptoms also can not be the result of substance use or abuse (alcohol, drugs, medications) or caused by a general medical condition.

A majority of the following symptoms are also present:

* inflated self-esteem or grandiosity
* decreased need for sleep (e.g., feels rested after only 3 hours of sleep)
* more talkative than usual or pressure to keep talking
* flight of ideas or subjective experience that thoughts are racing
* attention is easily drawn to unimportant or irrelevant items
* increase in goal-directed activity (either socially, at work or school, or sexually) or psychomotor agitation
* excessive involvement in pleasurable activities that have a high potential for painful consequences (e.g., engaging in unrestrained buying sprees, sexual indiscretions, or foolish business investments)

Mixed Episode

A mixed episode is not a disorder, but rather a part of a mental disorder, most commonly bipolar disorder.

2007-09-30 07:55:12 · answer #4 · answered by ♥♥The Queen Has Spoken♥♥ 7 · 1 0

I think you probably meant BIPOLARITY in mental health. The main sign of that is dramatic mood swings. it used to be called manic,depressive.

2007-09-30 07:58:41 · answer #5 · answered by whyme? 5 · 1 1

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