Research-Based Interventions on Mood Disorders Bipolar Disorder is also known as manic depression. It is a common disorder associated with the brain and can have symptoms of unexpected swinging attacks of euphoria and depression (Wellman, 2007). This disorder causes a chemical imbalance in a person’s brain, resulting in mood swings and uncomfortable thoughts. Bipolar disorder can also cause abnormal alterations to an individual’s energy, disposition, sleeping, and his or her ability to function correctly (Wellman, 2007). An individual who is experiencing a Bipolar I disorder will frequently have periods of mania and depression and will generally rotate with normal mood periods (Wellman, 2007). It can cause many issues in personal and family relationships and …show more content…
The model also deems if an individual is exposed to high levels of stress as a child or teen, they may react to small stressors (such as being a little late) (Pinel, 2009). The Diathesis-stress Model centers on an individual's genetic predispositions in addition to the individual's environmental factors that has influence regarding the disorder (Pinel, 2007). A predisposition toward developing a disorder is termed a diathesis. It can derive from biological, psychological, or sociocultural causal factors, and the different viewpoints that we will be discussing tend to emphasize the importance of different kinds of diatheses" (Butcher, Mineka, & Hooley, 2013. For example, when the Bipolar takes place and Bipolar diatheses teamed up with a base of generous stress that is needed to trigger the disorder and cause the disorder to appear (Butcher, Mineka, & Hooley, 2013) In addition, treatments are an important step when it comes to controlling the disorder and research is necessary to improve treatments that can be most