bipolar

Question 1

manic episode

Answer 1

• persistently elevated for at least 1 week present most of the day everyday
• 3+ symptoms

Question 2

symptoms of mania

Answer 2

• inflated self-esteem or grandiosity
• decreased need for sleep
• flight of ideas or racing thoughts
• distractibility
• increased goal-directed activity
• excessive involvement in activities with high potential for painful consequences

Question 3

hypomanic episode

Answer 3

• persistently elevated mood 4+ days most of the day nearly everyday
• 3+ symptoms
• unequivocal change in functioning
• disturbance in mood observable to others
• does not cause marked impairment in functioning

Question 4

hypomanic symptoms

Answer 4

• inflated self-esteem or grandiosity
• decreased need for sleep
• more talkative or pressured speech
• flight of ideas or racing thoughts
• distractibility
• increased goal-directed activity
• excessive involvement in activities with high potential for painful consequences

Question 5

bipolar I

Answer 5

• 1+ manic episode
• major depressive episode(s)

Question 6

bipolar II

Answer 6

• 1+ hypomanic episode
• 1+ major depressive episode
• no manic episodes
• clinically significant distress

Question 7

cyclothymic disorder

Answer 7

• 2+ years of numerous hypomanic symptoms that do not meet criteria for hypomania and numerous depressive symptoms that do not meet criteria for major depressive episode
• hypomania and depressive periods present at least half the time and asymptomatic for < 2month period