DYSPHORIA [dis-faw-ree-ah]
According to Wikipedia, dysphoria is:
"Dysphoria (from Greek δύσφορος (dysphoros), from δυσ-, difficult, and φέρειν, to bear) (semantically opposite of euphoria) is medically recognized as a mental and emotional condition in which a person experiences intense feelings of depression and discontent...Mood disorders can induce dysphoria, often with a heightened risk of suicide, especially in persons with bipolar disorder who are in a depressive phase.
As the term refers only to a condition of mood, dysphoria may be experienced in response to ordinary life events, such as great illness or grief."
According to Dictionary.com, it is a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
As a medical condition, it has long been debated whether it defines manic or depressive episodes. As a writer on About.com put it - "The truth is, it is actually quite valid as a description for either mania OR depression. Dysphoric mania, as described in the Merck Manual, is "prominent depressive symptoms superimposed on manic psychosis." Symptoms include:
The suggestion of dysphoria being linked to bi-polar disorders gives our idea of the protagonist and antagonist being "mirror images" of each other added depth and a greater psychological appeal. With the similarity in build, height and looks of the two actors, the audience could begin to be persuaded (in this case, deliberately misled) that there is the potential for one of the characters to merely be product of the other's imagination and delusions.
According to Wikipedia, dysphoria is:
"Dysphoria (from Greek δύσφορος (dysphoros), from δυσ-, difficult, and φέρειν, to bear) (semantically opposite of euphoria) is medically recognized as a mental and emotional condition in which a person experiences intense feelings of depression and discontent...Mood disorders can induce dysphoria, often with a heightened risk of suicide, especially in persons with bipolar disorder who are in a depressive phase.
As the term refers only to a condition of mood, dysphoria may be experienced in response to ordinary life events, such as great illness or grief."
According to Dictionary.com, it is a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
As a medical condition, it has long been debated whether it defines manic or depressive episodes. As a writer on About.com put it - "The truth is, it is actually quite valid as a description for either mania OR depression. Dysphoric mania, as described in the Merck Manual, is "prominent depressive symptoms superimposed on manic psychosis." Symptoms include:
- crying
- curtailed sleep
- racing thoughts
- grandiosity
- psychomotor restlessness
- suicidal ideation
- persecutory delusions
- auditory hallucinations
- indecisiveness
- confusion
The suggestion of dysphoria being linked to bi-polar disorders gives our idea of the protagonist and antagonist being "mirror images" of each other added depth and a greater psychological appeal. With the similarity in build, height and looks of the two actors, the audience could begin to be persuaded (in this case, deliberately misled) that there is the potential for one of the characters to merely be product of the other's imagination and delusions.
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