manic-depressive psychosis
- noun
- /ˈmænɪk dɪˈprɛsɪv saɪˈkoʊsɪs/
- Archaic
:
psicosis maníaco-depresiva
- The term manic-depressive psychosis has largely been replaced by 'bipolar disorder' in modern psychiatry.
Examples
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Many historical figures are now believed to have suffered from manic-depressive psychosis.
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She was diagnosed with manic-depressive psychosis after experiencing several periods of extreme highs and lows.
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She was diagnosed with manic-depressive psychosis last year.
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Many people struggle with manic-depressive psychosis without knowing it.
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Many individuals with manic-depressive psychosis experience extreme mood swings that affect their daily lives.
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After struggling for years, she was finally diagnosed with manic-depressive psychosis, leading to the right treatment.
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He learned that living with manic-depressive psychosis requires balancing medication and therapy for stability.
Synonyms
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3.9
A condition that causes very high and very low mood periods
7
4.8
A mental illness with times of very high energy and times of very low mood
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4.5
A mental illness with times of very high energy followed by times of very low mood
How Severe
- Archaic
- Specialized
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8.1
- Specialized
1
8.4
4
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'manic-depressive' specifies alternating manic and depressive episodes and 'psychosis' denotes a severe mental disorder, so together they denote a psychotic disorder characterized by those episodes. This compositional structure is predictable and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Manic-depressive psychosis comes from a simple image: manic means times of very high energy and depressive means times of very low mood. The name showed doctors that a person had these two opposite kinds of episodes, and today the same condition is usually called 'bipolar disorder'.