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27 March, 20:24

Sheryl was diagnosed with bipolarity when she was a teenager. She's hesitant to tell her friends, and tries her best to hide herdiagnosis from her coaches, teachers, and employers, since she'sseen other people with the illness be discriminated against onaccount of it. Bipolarity is an example of a (n) : Select one:

a. Untreatable illness

b. Stigmatized illness

c. Withdrawn illness

d. Contested illness

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  1. 27 March, 20:34
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    Answer:b. Stigmatized illness

    Explanation:

    Due to extreme elevated moods (manic expression); it is difficult for an individual with bipolar disorders to relate and associate with people in immediate environment. This is because once people are aware of this conditions, discrimination sets in, the assumption is that anger and manic display can set in even when engaged even in trivial issues, by eliciting spike potentials in the brain

    However, this act, put the victim in state of anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, withdrawal, and loss of energy.
  2. 27 March, 20:50
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    The correct option is b. Stigmatized illness.

    Explanation:

    Bipolarity is a mental illness that produces unusual mood swings in a person, including serious episodes of mania and depression. It is considered a stigmatized disease, due to the prejudices generated by psychiatric disorders/mental illness, since in society in general there is confusion regarding bipolar disorder. Stigmatize, refers to when a person or group is negatively indicated, influenced or discriminated by prejudices and stereotypes. Part of the population that was diagnosed with bipolarity, often do not make it public, for fear of rejection by others.
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