Bipolar Disorder
Psychology

Northwood University

What I found interesting is how the brain reacts to bipolar individuals. What is bipolar disorder, also known as manic- depressive illness? According to the institute of psychiatry at Kings college London Bipolar disorder causes dramatic mood swings—from feeling overly “high” and/or irritable to sad and hopeless, and then back again, often with periods of normal mood in between. Severe changes in energy and behavior go along with these episodes. The periods of highs and lows are called episodes of mania and depression. It is often not recognized as an illness, and people may suffer for years before it is properly diagnosed and treated. It’s a brain disorder that causes unusually shifts in mood, energy, activity levels and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks? The effects of bipolar disorder are very severe. Bipolar symtoms can destroy relationships poor jobs or school performances. And even cause a person to commit suicide. There are treatments that can be admired to you by a doctor which can help this person to live a full productive life. Bipolar mostly develops in a person in their late teens or early adult years. At least half of all cases start before the age of 25. However some people have their first symptom late in their time life. Bipolar disorder is not easy to spot when it first begins. It’s a process in which people go through. Its builds till it becomes a habit you cannot break such as lying, cheating, saying stuff you don’t really mean etc… people suffer for years before being diagnose. People who suffer from bipolar disorder experience unusually intense emotional states in distinct period of times are called meet episodes. A joyful or overexcited state it’s called manic episode, and in an extremely sad or hopeless state it’s called a depressive episode. Many strange activities can occur during this episode. Even hallucinations may occur that’s why you see some people walking in our environment talking to the air.

Bi polar disorder causes extreme changes in energy, activity; sleep and behavior go along with these changes in mood. If any person having an episode of bipolar disorder, may have a number of manic or depressive symptoms for most of the day, nearly every day or at least a couple weeks. Someday symptoms are so rough that a person cannot function at work. Some behavioral changes are talking very fast, jumping from one idea to another, and having racing thoughts. You can also be easily distracted. Some people increases their directed activate, such as taking on a new project. These people receive less sleep time and often usually being restless. Meaning that person needs to be playing active. These are all symptoms of manic episode. Symptoms of depressive episode behavioral changes, such as a person may often think of death or suicide. Also they change their eating plan and sleeping habits. They also feel tired a lot which makes it hard to get productive work done.
Currently the Scientists are learning about the possible causes of bipolar disorder. Most scientists agree that there is no single cause. Rather, than many factors act together to produce the illness or increase risk of having this disorder. According to the national institute bipolar disorder tends to run in families, so researchers are looking for genes that may increase a person's chance of developing the illness. Genes are the "building blocks" of heredity. They help control how the body and brain work and grow. Genes are contained inside a person's cells that are passed down from parents to children. And children with a parent or sibling who has bipolar disorder are four to six times more likely to develop the illness, compared with children who do not have a family history of bipolar disorder.12 However, most children with a family history of bipolar disorder will not develop the illness.