Mood and Emotion

- High levels of stress or exhaustion can lower emotional resilience, making individuals more susceptible to triggers. Self-care practices play a crucial role in reducing vulnerability.

Norepinephrine is both a neurotransmitter and a hormone. It plays a role in the "fight or flight response" along with adrenaline. It helps send messages from one nerve cell to the next.

Changes in norepinephrine levels do not affect mood in every person. Researchers now understand that hav...

Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder characterized by periods of abnormally elevated mood known as mania. 

These periods can be mild (hypomania) or they can be extreme. The vast majority of those with bipolar disorder also have episodes of ...