Gender Identity

Genetics, Brain Structure, and Behavior Presentation Evaluation

Beverly Mahone

PSY/340

April 9, 2011

Teralyn Sell

This paper is an evaluation of team C’s presentation of the assignment on genetics, brain structure, and behavior. Team C did a presentation on Bipolar disorder. In this paper I will use team C’s presentation to provide a detailed description of the selected illness, give an explanation of the neurological damage that can occur to the brain as a result of the illness, explain the behavioral or functional changes that can occur as a result of the illness, provide a description of the suspected or known cause of the illness, discuss the current treatments or therapies and future research for the prevention or cure of the illness, discuss the role of genetics on the onset of the illness, evaluate the visual appeal of the presentation, and the overall organization of the information presented.

Bipolar disorder is a disorder of the brain that usually affects an individual’s mood, activity level, energy, and ability to carry out day-to-day task (National Institute of Mental Health, 2010). An individual with bipolar disorder can experience severe mood swings. The moods of an individual with bipolar disorder are like a yo-yo. The moods tend to go up and down. Bipolar disorder can be classified into three different categories. The most severe category of bipolar disorder is Bipolar I. In this category an individual’s life is affected the most by the disorder. This is the category in which mania can be severe. Bipolar II is another category of bipolar in which this category is not as severe as Bipolar I. In the Bipolar II category an individual will experience depression, but with little interruptions in his or her day-to-day activity. The last category of bipolar disorder is Cyclothymia. In the Cyclothymia category an individual will experience mild depression (Mayo Clinic, 2004). The amount of depression experienced is much less than in...