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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

(morgendliches) Stimmungshoch

English translation:

elevated (morning) mood, morning high

Added to glossary by Susan Welsh
Aug 18, 2010 19:39
13 yrs ago
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German term

(morgendliches) Stimmungshoch

German to English Medical Psychology bipolar disorder
"High spirits" can have a neutral or even positive connotation; "euphoria" has a negative connotation. Which is better as a translation? (Or something else...) This is in a table of symptoms of prodromes (early warning symptoms) of mania and depression.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +7 elevated (morning) mood
4 morning high (mood)
4 energized mood in the morning

Discussion

Bernhard Sulzer Aug 19, 2010:
euphoria/euphoric euphoria might give you that extreme"Über-happiness" that implies it can change into the opposite extreme: extreme "high" or euphoric feelings (morning)" and extreme low and depressed feelings
http://cms.nmha.org/index.cfm?objectid=74F71A5E-1372-4D20-C8...
extreme high feelings
Susanne Schiewe Aug 18, 2010:
Elation?
spurts of elation in the morning
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/98/6/80...
Susan Welsh (asker) Aug 18, 2010:
It's a table, there is no sentence I put the parentheses around (morgendliches), just to indicate that that wasn't part of the word to be defined.

Another entry in the same table is Morgentief. I'm thinking, since it's a list of prodromes, that a negative connotation would make more sense for Stimmungshoch.
As for Morgentief, that's clearly depression.
Kim Metzger Aug 18, 2010:
Source text? If you are working with a sentence it would be nice to see it, especially for tucking in "morgendliches" nicely.

Proposed translations

+7
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elevated (morning) mood

or "Elevated mood in the morning"

“Bipolar patients have commonly reported increased activity, decreased need for sleep and elevated mood as early warning signs for mania.”
http://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/docs/ACF4FCD.pdf
Peer comment(s):
agree Mack Tillman (X) : See F30.0 Hypomania: A disorder characterized by a persistent mild elevation of mood, increased energy and activity, and usually marked feelings of well-being and both physical an http://apps.who.int/classifications/apps/icd/icd10online/?gf...
33 mins
thanks, that is an excellent link.
agree Daniel House
52 mins
thank you
agree Steffen Walter
11 hrs
agree Rolf Keiser
12 hrs
agree Craig Meulen
14 hrs
agree Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
15 hrs
agree Melanie Meyer
17 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to all! Actually, this is embarrassing: I'm voting for this one as the best all-around answer, supported by so many illustrious translators whom I dare not gainsay. However, I am actually using Phil's "morning high." The reason is that in this particular case, the term "Morgentief" also appears in the table, so the counterposition of "morning high" and "morning low" will be clear and effective. Sorry, Phil! I'll make it up to you. (Many answers were good.)"
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morning high (mood)

You could leave out "mood", depending on the context.

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Sorry, you told us the context (so many people don't bother). In that case I wouldn't leave out "mood".
Example sentence:

The high mood of bipolar disorder is called mania, or a manic episode. The low mood of bipolar disorder is called depression, or a depressive episode.

Reference:

http://www.manic-depression.net/symptoms/

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energized mood in the morning

This really is dangerous since the depression may be so extreme they can’t seem to function through those times and also entertain or act on thoughts of suicide. However, the energized mood (upswing) can lead to high-risk behavior such as overspending, and activities they might not normally do.

http://www.memoryadvisory.com/memory-loss/characteristics-of...


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For me personally, the worse thing about day to day living with bipolar is the uncertainty of how you will wake up each morning.

Apart from the trouble of waking up in a difficult mood, there is sometimes the thing called rapid mood swings, where your mood can switch suddenly several times in a day for no apparent reason. Even worse is the mixed state, where you can experience up and down moods at the same time. You might start a day quite well and suddenly be unable to function. The reverse can happen when you start a day down and suddenly be fine for no reason. The danger here is that you make plans based on the morning mood.

http://bipolarfella.blogspot.com/2010/02/being-bipolar-part-...


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Or energized morning mood
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