Mental health articles

A mood is a temporary feeling generally described as positive or negative, commonly
referred to as a good or bad mood. The origin of a mood is vague. A person cannot explain why they are in a good or bad mood. Good moods are associated with less stress, such as when a task is completed and there is a pause before the next task begins. The origin of a bad mood is usually unclear, although sometimes a person associates a bad mood with an adverse event.

However,there are times when a person is in a good mood after the same adverse event.
During mood swings, a person alternates between good and bad moods. Sometimes
mood swings occur without any cogitative trigger. They just happen.
Other times a person can do something to change moods. For example, a person in a bad mood can change to a good mood by listening to music or watching an uplifting movie. A mood disorder is disruption of a normal mood or mood swing. A person diagnosed with a mood disorder is in a positive or negative mood for long periods of time. Moods change slowly or rapidly depending on the mood disorder. A person diagnosed with a mood disorder exhibits extreme affect and behavior called manic, hypomanic, and depressive moods. Manic occurs when the patient is highly frustrated, possibly leading to violent behavior. The patient has difficulty controlling themself. Hypomanic occurs when the
patient is hyperactive but can control themself. Depressive mood is when the patient has lost interest in life and has difficulty performing activities of daily living. We shoul know about mood disorders and what to do about them.

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