Manic-depressive illness
Most commonly known today as bipolar disorder, Kay Redfield Jamison uses the term “manic-depressive illness” because she feels that it most accurately describes her experience with this illness. Manic-depressive illness is part of a…
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Mania
A psychological state most frequently marked by excitement, hyperactivity, restlessness and racing thoughts, euphoria, and delusions of grandeur. When Kay Redfield Jamison writes of her experience with states of mania, she describes feeling seductive, powerful…
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Depression
A psychological state most frequently marked by lethargy, fatigue, loss of interest in work and leisure activities, a flat emotional affect, and suicidal ideation or attempts at committing suicide. When Kay Redfield Jamison writes of…
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Lithium
A psychiatric medication derived from the element lithium and most frequently used in the depression of bipolar disorder, or manic-depressive illness. Kay Redfield Jamison connects much of her struggle against manic-depressive illness to her…
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Rorschach Test
Also known as an inkblot test, a Rorschach test is a psychological test in which the subject is asked to interpret dark, abstract blots of ink against a white background. A projective test which reached…
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