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the "psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and
behavioral adjustment". From the perspective of positive psychology or holism, mental health
may include an individual's ability to enjoy life, and create a balance between life activities and
efforts to achieve psychological resilience. According to the World Health Organization (WHO),
among others.
Bipolar 1 disorder, once known as manic depression, is a mental illness that involves vast,
out-of-control mood swings from depressed to elevated moods. Bipolar 1 is the type most easily
diagnosed as it contains the most pronounced elevated mood, called mania. A person with bipolar
1 (also noted as bipolar i) has episodes of both mania and depression. The presence of these
If the client is under mania, the common signs and symptoms includes feeling that are
unusually high, optimistic and very irritable, unrealistic, grandiose belief about one’s abilities or
powers, sleeping less but feeling extremely energetic, talking so rapidly, racing thoughts, jumping
quickly from one idea to the next, highly distractible, impaired judgement and impulsiveness,
acting recklessly without thinking about the consequences and lastly in severe cases, delusions and
If the client is under depression, the common signs and symptoms are decreased energy,
easy fatigability, lethargic, has diminished activities, insomnia or even hypersomnia, usually loss
U.S. population, suffers from bipolar disorder. About 1% of the people in the U.S. are thought to
have bipolar 1 disorder. As of the year 2013, about 120 every 100,000 people in the Philippines
has bipolar disorder and about 642 people in Davao City and the surrounding regions suffer the
illness as stated by the DOH. According to PhilStar, out of 10 people affected by this illness, 8 had
With the data shown above, it is a must that the group should choose this particular case.
Bipolar disorder if left untreated can result to self-harm and ultimately death. And as part of the
group’s psychiatric exposure, this study will further broaden their knowledge on such an illness.
Patient X was found to be in the manic stage when the group interviewed him. Although showing
some mannerisms and hyperactivity, he was cooperative to the group. What makes Patient X more
interesting is that he was readmitted for 4 times. This allows the group to further examine the
history of Patient X and understand what might really cause and further worsen his condition.;