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This is the first 1,000 characters of 1624 words (6.5 pages) in the essay titled The Human Paradox Human Inconsistency: Dostoevsky s Notes From UndergroundThesis: Dostoevsky s manic and depressive episodes aided in his ability to properly illustrate the workings of the human mind, through his writing. II. What is Manic Depression and Depression? III. Other Writers with Mental Illnesses Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, author of several acclaimed books-including Notes From Underground -a semi-autobiographical story, introduced a new form of writing, stream-of-consciousness , to Russia and Europe. Soon, this form of writing that would become the mark of the Existentialist, spread to the America s. Interestingly enough, the stream-of-consciousness that manifested itself in his writing was actually the product of a mood disorder, which can be characterized by intensely emotional thoughts. Caught in a rift of contrasting thoughts, the Manic-Depressive-commonly endowed with superior artistic abilities, can be very insightful to the ways of man. Manic-depression can clinically be defined as a mood disorder with two contrasting states: mania and depression. There must be an occurrence of one or more Manic or Mixed episodes and often, the individual has also had one or more Major Depressive episodes in the past. In Manic-Depressive disorder, also known as Bipolar disorder, the manic and depressive episodes recur in varying degrees of intensity. The DSM-IV describes Manic and Depressive episodes as: The essential feature is a distinct period when the predominant mood... |
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Keywords: manic depressive disorder, depressive episodes, manic depression, dysphoric mood, fyodor mikhailovich dostoevsky, distractibility, stream of consciousness, depression iii, notes from underground, bipolar disorder, mental illnesses, dsm iv, mood disorder, form of writing, existentialist, human paradox, distinct period, autobiographical story, emotional thoughts, pressure of speech