Mood swing
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"Mood swings" redirects here. For other uses of Mood swing or Mood swings, see Mood swing (disambiguation).
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A mood swing is an extreme or sudden change of mood. Such changes can play a positive part in promoting problem solving and in producing flexible forward planning,[1] or be disruptive. When mood swings are severe, they may be categorized as part of a mental illness, such as bipolar disorder, where erratic and disruptive mood swings are a defining feature.[2]
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To determine mental health problem, people usually use charting with papers, interviews, or smartphone to track their mood/affect/emotion.[3][4] Furthermore, mood swings not just fluctuate between mania and depression, but in some conditions, involve anxiety.[5][6]