Bipolar disorder - (Gabe) by https://padlet.com/st16434/b0eoxt9izm1b Mental Health panflet en-us 2017-03-08 22:48:09 UTC 2025-11-01 20:06:37 UTC hello@padlet.com What is Bipolar disorder? st16434 https://padlet.com/st16434/b0eoxt9izm1b/wish/158835210
Definition
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.

There are four basic types of bipolar disorder; all of them involve clear changes in mood, energy, and activity levels. These moods range from periods of extremely “up,” elated, and energized behavior (known as manic episodes) to very sad, “down,” or hopeless periods (known as depressive episodes). Less severe manic periods are known as hypomanic episodes.
]]> 2017-03-08 22:54:53 UTC https://padlet.com/st16434/b0eoxt9izm1b/wish/158835210 st16434 https://padlet.com/st16434/b0eoxt9izm1b/wish/158835652 2017-03-08 22:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/st16434/b0eoxt9izm1b/wish/158835652 Physical effects st16434 https://padlet.com/st16434/b0eoxt9izm1b/wish/158835791 The physical effects of bipolar disorder can be from the disorder itself or indirectly. Many people with this disorder have substance abuse as a result of trying to "cure" their problem.  
Bipolar disorder can make productivity slow or stop which can lead to job loss and or failing grades, in the sports side of things it can lead to getting kicked or sacked from a team or missed opportunities. However, there are hypomanic effects which can lead to the opposite, being very productive and hyperactive. A coping strategy would be being in a job with understanding co-workers and not physically demanding.]]> 2017-03-08 23:01:21 UTC https://padlet.com/st16434/b0eoxt9izm1b/wish/158835791 Mental effects st16434 https://padlet.com/st16434/b0eoxt9izm1b/wish/159820068 The mental effects outweigh the physical, spiritual and social aspects by a lot, this is because it's a mental illness so it's already done damage. In mood disorders the patient will suffer from lows and highs of their emotional and mental state. Some symptoms include depression, easily agitated, suicidal thoughts and pessimistic thoughts. The problem a bipolar person would have on the field is that bipolar disorder is known to give the affected person memory problems or lack there of. You can get pills to combat the depression but there have been studies showing abuse of the drug amongst people that suffer from bipolar disorder.]]> 2017-03-13 20:21:22 UTC https://padlet.com/st16434/b0eoxt9izm1b/wish/159820068 st16434 https://padlet.com/st16434/b0eoxt9izm1b/wish/159826071 2017-03-13 20:48:04 UTC https://padlet.com/st16434/b0eoxt9izm1b/wish/159826071 Spiritual st16434 https://padlet.com/st16434/b0eoxt9izm1b/wish/159826419 Spiritually being bipolar can be a struggle figuring out what you want in life what you want to be and when you have suicidal thoughts those get in the way of your morals and affect your goals. This applies in sport or if you want to lose weight for rugby for a grade, thats a goal and being bipolar can affect that]]> 2017-03-13 20:49:53 UTC https://padlet.com/st16434/b0eoxt9izm1b/wish/159826419 Social st16434 https://padlet.com/st16434/b0eoxt9izm1b/wish/159830495 The social aspect is also affected a lot because of emotional highs and lows that can occur through a day and hours, this can mean that playing in a sports team can be very difficult but having and understanding team can help that]]> 2017-03-13 21:05:40 UTC https://padlet.com/st16434/b0eoxt9izm1b/wish/159830495