Sylvia Plath and Bipolar Disorder
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Bipolar Disorder and Sylvia PlathBy Arielle Tenorio
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What is bipolar disorder?
• Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a serious illness that makes normal moods seem extreme. A person with bipolar disorder suffers from severe mood swings, ranging from very low (depression) to very high (mania).
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These mood swings are
called “episodes.” Here
are the four main types of
episodes that a person with
bipolar disorder would have...
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1.Depression2.Mania3.Hypomania4.Mixed moods
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Treatment for bipolar disorder
• The best treatment strategy involves a combination of:
• medication • therapy• lifestyle changes• social support.
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The cause of bipolar disorder
• There is no single cause to bipolar disorder. Is it believed that genetics, along with environmental and psychological factors, are involved in the development of bipolar disorder.
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Triggers include...
•Stress
•Seasonal changes
•Sleep deprivation
•Medication
•Substance abuse
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• Sylvia Plath suffered bipolar disorder and described her illness in her first book, The Bell Jar:
• “It is as if my life were magically run by two electric currents: joyous and positive and despairing negative; whichever is running at the moment dominated my life, floods it. I am now flooded with despair, almost hysteria, as if I were smothering.”
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Works cited:
• http://www.bipolar.com/• www.suite101.com/article.cfm/depression/40073• www.poemhunter.com/poem/lady-lazarus/• www.helpguide.org/mental/bipolar_disorder_symptoms_treatment.htm