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Depression and Bipolar Disorder
Questions and answers about Depression and Bipolar disorder, including symptoms of the illness, and how to help those who suffer from it.
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What are the symptoms of personality maladjustment?
Symptoms:
(1) Nervousness in the child is exhibited by habitual biting and wetting of lips, nail, biting, stammering, blushing, turning pale, constant restlessness, body rocking, nervous finger movements, frequent urination.
(2) The maladjusted child shows undue anxiety over mistakes, marked distress over failures, absent-mindedness, day-dreaming; he refuses to accept any recognition or reward, evades responsibility, withdraws from anything that looks new or difficult: he has lack of concentration, is unusually sensitive to all annoyances is suitable to work when distracted and has emotional tone in argument and feel hurt when others disagree; he makes frequent efforts to gain attention of the teacher. Such are the emotional over-reactions and deviations.
(3) The child, having emotional disorders, is unable to work alone, and rely on his own judgment; he is suffering from complexes; he is unusually self- conscious or over-critical of others, either too docile or too suggestive; such are his characteristic traits exhibiting his emotional in stability.
(4) The child who cannot adjust himself in the school environment shows exhibitionistic behaviour. He tends to tease, push and shove other pupils; he wants to be too funny or over-conspicuous; he is either found bluffing, or refusing to accept any lack of personal knowledge; he agrees markedly with whatever the teacher says or does and shows exaggerated courtesy.
(5) The maladjusted child has behaviour disorders which are generally seen in his antisocial behaviour. He is cruel to others, bullies them, uses obscene language, shows undue interest in sex, tells offensive stories, dislikes school work, resents authority, reacts badly to discipline, runs away from the class, and shows complete lack of interest in school work suddenly. He has psychosomatic disturbances also. When he is emotionally distressed, he begins to vomit or develops constipation and diarrhea or tends to overeat and shows other feeling disturbances.
Conclusion:
Many of these symptoms may be seen in normal children but frequent occurrence of a number of these symptoms indicates that the child is mentally ill or maladjusted.
Traits that mark the maladjusted child are: Carelessness, Cheating, Cruelty, Destroying material, Disobedience, Domineering, Dreams, Enuresis, Fearfulness, Heterosexuality, Imaginative lying, Impertinence, Inquisitiveness, Interrupting, Masturbation, Profanity,
Obscene notes, Restlessness, Shyness, Silliness, Smoking, Stealing, Stubbornness, Suggestible sullenness, Suspiciousness, Tardiness, Taunting, Temper Tantrums, Thoughtlessness, Truancy, Unhappiness, Unreliability, Unsocial withdrawing, Untruthfulness, Whispering.
What are the therapies for mood disorder?
- psychiatric medication
- mood stabilizers
- anti-psychotics (primarily for their minor mood stabilization effects)
- sleep medication
- anti-anxiety medication
- avoid use of antidepressants as they sometimes trigger mania or cause rapid cycling
- one on one
- CBT
- group
- etc.
- psychotherapy
- peer support groups
What percentage of teens cut themselves?
The latest studies estimate about one in every 200 teens harm themselves by cutting. This is a serious problem, and indicates some deep emotional trouble with the teen. You need to seek professional help for a teen at once if they are cutting themselves. Most teens who do this come from an abusive background, often with alcoholism in the picture somewhere.
This is not something that they will "grow out of" - people continue to injure themselves even after they get out of the abusive situation and move out on their own!
Is a Bipolar disorder and being the daughter of first cousins connected?
Bipolar isn't a direct consequence of being the child of first cousins. If nobody in the family has had it, it is highly unlikely that you will. However, if there is a tendency to bipolar in the family, having that from both parents does increase the risk.
How do you help someone you love who is bipolar and has given up on life?
Anti depressants are helpful, but during this stabilization period it's important your friend seek psychological advice. There is a course I took that is excellent and it's "Cognitive Therapy." This gives you the tools to take problems in your life and see an easier solution to these problems. It also helps you to relax because you come to realize you only have a certain amount of control over certain problems in your life and you deal with them the best way you can and move on. Bipolar is a difficult disease at best, but as the other poster said, perhaps they need their medication adjusted. It's extremely important your friend keeps in close contact with their doctor. Depressed people find it difficult to concentrate so talk to your friend and ask he/she would like you to come on appointments with them. Even if they see their doctor and your friend gives you permission just tell the doctor you are there as a second pair of ears. The doctor should understand this remark. Good luck Marcy A person with Bipolar is going to take spells that may last for months. During these spells the person may need an adjustment in medication along with someone to listen and support They really could use some medical advice Suicide is a very real problem in Bipolar Good luck I agree with Marcy when she says to keep in contact with the person's doctor. I suffer from bipolar depression. Your friend will go back n forth feeling great feeling depressed. When we do this many people say "just snap outta it" Don't you think we would if we could? Make sure your friend is taking her/his medication. That is very important Check on her often. Let her know you care and you'll always be there for her.
Can xanax be used for bi-polar disorder?
While xanax (and other antianxiety medications) are not primary treatments for bipolar disorder, anxiety is often a secondary symptom. If a person with bipolar is having anxiety problems treatment with a benzodiazepine like xanax may be appropriate.
Should God answer your prayers immediately and not waste valuable time?
He does . But it might not be the answer you wanted .
Talk to your parents about it. If you can't tell them, then write them a letter to express your feelings. If not, then go to an adult that you trust, and they will help you.
How can people change to be less depressed?
be spontaneous and do something insane...listen to uplifting music...have a good cry, if you need to:) crying helps! but don't EVER consider suicide; you have so much to be grateful for, whoever you are. just remember that there's always someone worse off than you (harsh but true) and you have your entire future ahead of you to change things for yourself:)
Mental disorders can only be diagnosed by a mental health professional.
Suicidal ideation or attempts is seen in several mental disorders, not only in borderline personality disorder. Also, depressive episodes do not occur only in bipolar disorder.
Hey man,
Buck up! You are awesome!
Sure When you break up with someone it can be traumatizing, and leave you sad and heartbroken...
But life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it!
So when you get lemons make lemonade!
Yeah women are beautiful, but there are a lot of beautiful women and they like guys who are happy and have confidence!
So get up, throw some cold water on your face, and go for it. You rock!!! dude, you sound like such a nice guy. you sound like you know how to look after a girl, sometimes were bitches yeah, but anyone would be lucky to have you, move on mate, you could probably get any girl you want, you sound so sweet! ________________________________________________
Dude you should super cute, you could get any girl you wanted! Cheer up!
If you were a best friend and they were sad what would you do?
I would ask them what's wrong, and just talk about it. Then try to take them somewhere like the beach or the lake or go out to eat or go to the movies just something that will distract them.
What are the names of compulsive shouters?
Tourette's Syndrome is a condition where the person tends to shout, speak obscenities or speak non-sense words (also called word salad because the words are jumbled). The person afflicted with this illness has no control over this, nor do they mean what they say when they do call someone an obscene name.
Which way does the wind blow in a depression?
Anti-clockwise, the opposite of an anticyclone. It's confusing.
Bipolar neurons are found in the retina and olfactory nerve in the nose.
Is there a convincing argument against suicide?
There are many varying opinions on this. Personally I believe there are many convincing arguments against suicide. I am not religious so i will leave those arguments for someone else. The most convincing argument I can think of is that when things are bad or when life is bad they/it almost always get better. When someone is depressed they have trouble realizing that and feel it will never get better. There are certain cases, most of them with terminal illness or with someone who has permanently lost control or function of their body that make this argument harder to argue.
Why do you stay up all night when your depressed?
you sit up all night because you are constantly thinking about the problem or thing that is depressing you so talk to someone about it and you should get a good night's sleep then as they say a problem shared is a problem halved. :)
good luck getting to sleep tonight please share your depressing problem with somebody mainly someone your close to. :)
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Is chronic lying a symptom of a personality disorder?
It is a symptom of antisocial personality disorder.
it can be associated witH Borderline Personality Disorder- someone i know has that and she would tell bizarre fibs to get attention or avoid people walking away from her when she was upset or eveni think to get what she wants when under severe stress and anxiety
What is a suicide warning sign?
When people are depressed and when they don't like life anymore and (or) their life anymore
Suicide attempt Swallowed 810 mg mirtazapine what effects can you expect?
wish I knew.. I have 125 mg and want to kill myself.. it's that or jumping off the cliff..
You have some serious issues regarding relationships -- and perhaps regarding your girlfriend. We suggest that you talk this over with a professional. We understand that you may feel this is inappropriate, but we believe that it will be of great benefit both to your relationship and to your future life.
You may be able to find a counselor at little or no cost through your local mental health association. Please consult a lay professional rather than a clergyman. They are rarely well-trained in those areas.
What happens when college students feel homesick?
Being homesick in a college atmosphere is nothing too big to worry about and it won't stay forever. Usually, there are moments of the feeling during the first year of college where an individual realizes that he is independent from his family and he has to take care of himself. Eventually, when doing the dishes and your own clothes is accomplished, homesickness will go away because college is filled with friends, relationships, parties, and the busy duties from homework or a second job. With these, the individual will not have time to think about back home, the past, or old friends and later, perfer college life over the past.
