Biological and Psychological Factors in Bipolar Affective Disorder Type 1 (Essay Sample)

Biological and Psychological Factors in Bipolar Affective Disorder Type 1
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Bipolar disorders are mental health conditions that cause changes in a person’s energy, mood and the general ability to function. Generally, people with bipolar disorders experience intense shifts in their emotional states. Further, these states notably occur during distinct periods of the day or week. The mood episodes can either be hypomanic, manic or depressive in the presentation. The condition also presents with periods of neutral mood. Bipolar disorder might present in three different states that include bipolar I, II and cyclothymic disorder. Bipolar disorder is generally characterized by manic episodes that last at least 7 days. Some cases of type I bipolar disorder are characterized by severe manic symptoms that necessitate immediate clinical care. A review of the etiology and pathophysiology of type I affective depression reveals that the condition is caused by both biological and social factors. Bipolar disorder is ideally characterized variations in mood. The variations might range from depression, irritability to an elated state. Generally, the condition can affect one’s social, occupational and family life. Type I bipolar disorder is deined by episodes that present with full mania that alternates with specific episodes of major depression. Further, the presentation of mania in the patients also occurs with a higher disregard for danger and might predispose the patients to risk-taking behavior and an increased tendency towards violence. Therefore, there is an inherent need to examine the etiology of the condition with an end-goal of understanding the condition’s therapy.
Genetics play a large part in the inheritance and expression of bipolar disorders. Kato (2019) argues that bipolar disorders are inherited and that genetics account for 80% of the causes of the condition. Family studies demonstrate that while a small number of genes of typically a modest effect are involved in the disorder, they play a huge role in its expression. Ideally, there are multiple chromosomes related to the expression of the condition, directing the extremeness of the manias and the episodes of depression that are witnessed with the condition (Gordovez, McMahon, (2020) Further, a study by Rowland,& Marwaha, (2018) asserts that consequence of type I bipolar disorder are severe and ideally involve both direct and indirect correlated issues. The interplay between the genetic and social aspects of the condition leads to a higher