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What is Bipolar Disorder

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Examining Biological Foundations of Human Behavior

Bipolar disorder is distinct period of abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, and irritable mood.

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Biochemistry of the Brain

Sumit Kumar (National Institute of Pathology, New Delhi, India)

Source Title: Examining Biological Foundations of Human Behavior

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2860-0.ch004

Abstract

Biochemistry is the cornerstone of biological science, feeding the new discoveries and providing us essential and fundamental discoveries vital to understand natural science. Biochemistry has been long recognized as a central pillar in neurochemistry, especially the imbalance of the enzyme that leads to the faulty functioning of the brain. Furthermore, we had also comprehensively discussed the metabolic and genetic aspect of major mental disorders and the genetics of intellectual disability and behavioral disorders.

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A mental disorder characterized by periods of elevated mood and self-esteem, interchanged with periods of low mood and hopelessness, that significantly disturb the person’s life.

Published in Chapter: The Use of an Online Escape Room in Psychodiagnostics: An Exploratory Project With Postgraduate Psychology Students; From: Learning With Escape Rooms in Higher Education Online Environments

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