M6: Bipolar and Related Disorders

Neurochemically, both unipolar depression and bipolar disorder are associated with:

low serotonin activity

For children and adolescents, in order to be diagnosed with Cyclothymic Disorder, there have to be numerous periods with hypomanic symptoms that do not meet the criteria for a hypomanic episode and depressive symptoms that do not meet the criteria for major depressive disorder lasting at least ___ year(s).

1

On an impulse, Jaxson decides to throw a huge party. It takes four days of round-the-clock work to get everything ready, and then Jaxson welcomes more than 200 guests. When the police stop by because Jaxson has blocked a public road to have room for the party, he flies into a rage. It is MOST likely that Jaxson is experiencing:

a manic phase of bipolar I disorder

During a manic episode, Angie tells her partner that she is getting a tattoo. Her partner tells her that they don't have extra money for a tattoo and explains that they need the money for food. Which response would be typical in this situation?

angie ignores her partner's request and gets a tattoo anyway

Talking rapidly, dressing flamboyantly, and getting involved in dangerous activities are _____ symptoms of mania.

behavioral

A manic episode is to hypomania as _____ is to _____.

bipolar I disorder; bipolar II disorder

Studies reporting abnormalities in the basal ganglia of individuals with bipolar disorder provide the strongest support for which cause of bipolar disorder?

brain structure

A milder pattern of mood swings that does not reach the severity of bipolar disorder but does include brief depressive and manic episodes is called _____ disorder.

cyclothmic

Symptoms of hypomania preclude the diagnosis of _____.

cyclothymia

Abnormally elevated, expansive, or irritable mood can result in the absence of Bipolar Disorder due to all of the following EXCEPT:

hypothyroidism

A person experiencing mania goes out with friends, looking for adventure. In addition, the individual talks loudly, runs rather than walks, and gives away a lot of money to random people on the street. These symptoms are primarily:

motivational and behavioral

Unlike unipolar depression, bipolar depression is associated with high _____ activity.

norepinephrine

Specifiers for Bipolar and Related Disorders include all of the following EXCEPT:

phlegmatic

Although initially thought to be due to an excessive amount of a particular neurotransmitter, mania has been found to be due to low levels of which neurotransmitter?

serotonin

According to DSM-5, all of the following are considered symptoms of a manic episode EXCEPT:

suicidal ideation