TYPES OF DEPRESSION Major depression Major depression (major depressive disorder/clinical depression) is when a person has a constant low mood and/or loss of interest in activities they usually enjoy. In order for a disorder to be classified as depression it has to have occurred nearly every day and at least for two weeks, as well as prevent the person from functioning in everyday life e.g. work/school, relationships. LEVELS OF DEPRESSION Melancholia The term used to describe a severe form of depression
has Bipolar Disorder and after her diagnosis the show demonstrates how her life is affected. Throughout the first five episode of discovering Silver’s mental condition I saw several signs of what seemed to be Bipolar Disorder. At first Silver demonstrates signs of going through manic episode. We see Silver doing thoughtless behavior, talking very fast, and being more excited about events in her life than usual. For example, when Silver
a combination of two psychoses: PTSD and Bipolar Disorder. John Halsell, a psychologist and reporter for The Atlantic, describes the relationship between these two psychoses in “PTSD and Bipolar Disorder: One Feeds the Other”. Halsell claims, “There is a strong
mental disorder meaning we should look at his character with more sympathy than disgust during the play. There is a certain criteria a patient must meet in order to be diagnosed with a mental disorder. And when someone is declared with a mental disorder it does not necessarily mean they are “crazy” because “crazy” is a word we must be careful with due to its numerous connotations. In order to see if Hamlet is “crazy” we must first see if he meets the symptoms for any of the mental disorders according
and calm and Lady Macbeth was controlling and made the decisions. In the play “Macbeth” Lady Macbeth suffers from two mental illnesses bipolar disorder, and antisocial disorder. In “ Macbeth” Lady Macbeth shows many symptoms of having a bipolar disorder that is a mental disorder that basically causes mood swings. In the play and movie Lady Macbeth shows this disorder in her character. In the beginning of the play when she read the letter from Macbeth about the witches’ prophecies that
Bipolar Disorder also known as manic depression is a mental disorder associated with periods of depression. With this mental illness, it can cause changes such as a person’s mood, sleep, behavior, thinking capability and energy. In Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology, the case study describes the overview of how a person with bipolar disorder may experience. The case study explains and describes the length of the symptoms of which occur for bipolar disorders. The case study above-mentioned showed
In order for a patient to be diagnosed with Bipolar II disorder the they must not have experienced a full-on manic episode. The patient must also have had at least one episode of hypomania and major depression with no bouts of full mania. The frequencies of depression tend to be numerous, leading to less days when the patient feels well. Bipolar II disorder is also closely associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Postpartum depression is experienced after the birth of a child.
falls victim to, it is an actual medical illness that one can measure or see the effects of. In this regard, Hamlet should must considered mad, as one can clearly see by his actions. Without a doubt Hamlet suffers from clinical depression, a mood disorder where one feels loss, extreme sorrow, and frustration for weeks at a time. Hamlet explains to the Queen “How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable/Seem to me all the uses of this world!” Feeling like this life has nothing more to offer him, Hamlet
Psychological disorders can be as debilitating as physical illness, even though they are far less common. This is proven to be true for Hamlet in the well-known Shakespearean play, “Hamlet”, as well as for Jason in Susan Vaught’s novel, Freaks Like Us. Hamlet struggles with bipolar disorder while coping with the loss of his father and his mother’s betrayal. Jason, a teenager with schizophrenia, struggles to see clearly due to the voices in his head. Hamlet and Jason struggle with different psychological
discusses bipolar disorder, OCD, and sex addiction. Pat, the main character, suffers from bipolar disorder but he calls it “undiagnosed”, however in the film we can see the apparent changes in his behavior. Those who experience bipolar episodes, sleep little, experience depression, and often make poor decisions without thinking of the repercussions. Pat’s father is diagnosed with OCD in the film. We see him sit remote controls in certain directions and many more things. OCD also causes his father