The Manic Depressive Unveiled

By Tessa Krog

Bipolar Disorder

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Sports

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Job

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College

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Homework

STRESS!

What Is It?

“Normal Mood”“Bipolar”

Celebration

Grief

Manic

Depressed

TypesMost Severe

Least Severe

What Causes This?

Mania

• Capabilities

• Confidence

• Euphoric

• Distractibility

• Reckless

• Delusional

• Racing mind

Depression

• Sad / crying

• Sleep or appetite

• No energy

• Anxiety

• Pessimist

• Social withdrawal

• Death

Negatives

You Are Not Alone

• Abraham Lincoln

• Charles Dickens

• Ludwig Van Beethoven

• Marilyn Monroe

• Vincent Van Gogh

• Sylvia Plath

• Ernest Hemingway

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Treatment

• Psychotherapy

• Hospitalization

• Medication

• Support Groups

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Alternatives

Exercise

Diet

Lifestyle

Works Cited• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. 8 November 2002. 20 April

2006. http://www.dbsalliance.org

• National Institutes of Mental Health. 2 April 2006. 20 April 2006. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/

• Wessel, Doug. Professor at Black Hills State University. Personal interview. 5 March 2006.

• Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 2 May 2006. 4 May 2006. http://www.wikipedia.org