What is euphoria?

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The feeling of euphoria can be described as an intense feeling of joy or happiness beyond what would be expected under normal circumstances. Which subjects are prone to feelings of euphoria?

1. What is euphoria?

Excitement can be described as an elevated or extremely positive feeling of happiness. This is considered to represent an unusually high level of happiness or contentment, beyond that occurring in normal emotional reactions. People with bipolar depression (manic depression) during a manic episode may experience euphoria. It can sometimes appear in other psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, in which emotional responses and perception of reality are abnormal. Excitement in the context of a mental condition can also be accompanied by symptoms such as:
Restlessness Hallucinations Disorientation Confusion Paranoia High mood

2. Subjects easily feel euphoric

2.1 People with bipolar disorder may experience feelings of euphoria Bipolar disorder is also known as manic depression, a condition that involves mood swings with at least one manic episode and may also include repeated episodes of depression. The suicide rate in people with bipolar disorder is 60 times higher than in the general population. Bipolar disorder is classified based on the severity of symptoms and can be described as mixed with rapid cycles based on duration and frequency of episodes.
As with most mental illnesses, bipolar disorder is not directly inherited from generation to generation but is believed to be caused by a complex group of genetic, psychological, and genetic risk factors. and environment. Adolescents with bipolar disorder are more likely to experience depression and mixed episodes with rapid changes in mood.
Symptoms of bipolar disorder in women tend to include more depression and anxiety as well as a faster cycle pattern than symptoms in men. Since there is no single test that can definitively determine that someone has bipolar disorder, health care professionals diagnose the syndrome by gathering comprehensive family medical and mental health information. in addition to performing physical and mental health assessments.
Treating bipolar disorder with medication tends to relieve existing manic or depressive symptoms and prevent symptoms from returning. Talk therapy (psychotherapy) is an important part of helping people with bipolar disorder achieve the highest possible level of functioning.
2.2 People who use drugs Drug abuse and addiction both fall under the category of drug or substance use disorders. This is a condition characterized by a self-destructive pattern where the use of a substance leads to serious problems, which may include tolerance or withdrawal from the substance. The use of drugs or substances also leads to feelings of high euphoria.

Although the specific effects of drugs on the brain can vary slightly depending on the drug being used, almost any substance abused affects areas of the brain that are more executively active. The drug specifically affects the brain's ability to inhibit actions that the person would delay or prevent.
Drug addiction increases the risk of certain negative life triggers and conditions, especially if left untreated.
2.3. People with schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a chronic mental illness that affects about 1% of the population. If a person has a sudden onset of severe psychotic symptoms, it is said to be suffering from an acute psychotic disorder.
Psychotic means being out of touch with reality or unable to separate reality from unreal experiences. There is no single cause of schizophrenia. But it appears that other genetic and biological factors create vulnerability to schizophrenia.
Given the complexity of this disorder, key questions about the disease such as its causes, prevention, and treatment are unlikely to be resolved in the near future.
Symptoms of schizophrenia may include
Delusions Hallucinations Negative symptoms Disorganized speech or behavior. While schizophrenia used to be divided into different disorders, such as delusional and undifferentiated, it is now considered to have different symptoms of an integration disorder. Children 6 years of age and younger may be found to have all of the same schizophrenia symptoms as adults and continue to have them into adulthood.
Schizophrenia is considered to be the result of a complex group of genetic, psychological and environmental risk factors. Healthcare professionals diagnose schizophrenia by gathering comprehensive medical, family, mental health, and social and cultural information.

In addition to providing diagnostically appropriate treatment, practitioners attempt to identify the presence of other mental illnesses that may co-occur with schizophrenia. People with schizophrenia are at increased risk for certain medical problems and other mental health conditions, such as having suicidal thoughts or engaging in other self-harming behaviors.
Psychosocial interventions for schizophrenia include education of family members, community treatment, social skills training, cognitive behavioral therapy, and weight management.
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Reference source: medicinenet.com