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MaliekCredle

DAlessio
UWRT1102006
2/1/16

Proposal
ThegoalofthispaperistomapouthowandwhatIwilltalkabouttogivemyreaderan
understandingofthistopic.Myproposalforthisprojectisondisabilitystudies.Themainfocus
ofmypaperwillbeonbipolardisorderanddepression.ThereasonIwouldliketodomyproject
onthesetwospecificdisabilitiesistofindoutwhatqualifiesasadisability.
Ialreadyknowseveralthingsabout

thisdisordersuchas,themaincauseofthese
disabilitiesisanextremelyhighhormonelevel.Thestresshormone,progesterone,controlsthe
levelofdepressionwhichisexperienced.Astigmathatdepressionandbipolardisorderhas
developedisthattheycanbecontrolled.Themajorityofthepopulationbelievestheactionsof
theindividualsarejustfitsorbehaviordonetoreceiveattentionortheyarecrazy.Thisis
whytheyareseeninanegativelight.Asanindividualinthismindset,thereisnotaclearcut
methodtodecideinpubliciftheotherindividualhasthisdisability.
IhavemultiplequestionsondepressionbecauseIdonotknowalotaboutthisdisorderas
ofrightnow.AquestionIhaverightnowishowcanonetellthedifferencebetweenbeing
depressedandhavingclinicaldepression?Iwouldusuallyassumethattheyarethesamething.
AsIhavegrownup,IcansayIhavebeendepressed,butwouldnotclassifyitas
clinical
.Thisis

MaliekCredle
DAlessio
UWRT1102006
2/1/16

oneofthereasonsthatIdecidedtoencounterthiscertaindisability.AquestionthatIhave
overallaboutdisabilitieslikethisone,isshouldthepublicapplaudtheindividualforovercoming
thedisability?Asstatedabove,thepublicusuallybelievesthetwocanbecontrolled.Sowith
thatsamemindset,whyisitcelebratedtoovercomedepressionandbipolardisorder?
SomeoftheanswersthatIseekcanbefoundincertainareasofthemedialike,National
AllianceonMentalHealthortheMayoclinic.Icanalsogotothelibrarytofindotherpiecesthat
canbehelpful,aswellas,JSTORonthelibraryswebsite.TheCenterforDiseaseControland
Preventioncanprovidemewiththedataandsurveysthatmightbeneededformygroupproject
orpersonalpaper.Socialmediacanbeusedtoshowindividualsviewpointsonthetopic.You
canalsolookatfilmssuchas
SilverLiningsPlaybook
toshowcasethestereotypicalindividual
sufferingfrombipolardisorderanddepression.Lookingatcertainpeoplethathavesufferedfrom
depressionorbipolardisorder,willalsohelpmefindtheanswersIneed.Theoneslistedalong
withotherswillhelpvalidatemypaper.
IftheresultsofmyinitialresearcharesonumerousthatIwouldneedtonarrowit,Iwill
havetodecidewhethertowriteaboutdepressionorbipolardisorder.Ifitcomesnottobe
enough,Iwillhavetoexpandbytalkingaboutemotional,mentaldisabilitiesasawhole.This

MaliekCredle
DAlessio
UWRT1102006
2/1/16

wouldbeinmybestinterestbecauseIdonotwanttohindermyselfononetopicifitdoesnot
completetheviewsthatIwouldliketoexpress.

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