Question 1

What are the five categories used when diagnosing BP with the Bipolarity Index?

Accepted Answer

These five categories include:
●Episode characteristics
●Age of onset
●Response to treatment
●Family history
●Course of illness

Question 2

List four of the symptoms that must be present for a BP-1 diagnosis, in addition to a prolonged episode of mania or mixed mania.

Accepted Answer

Responses should include any four of the following:
●Decreased need for sleep
●Distractibility
●Exaggerated sense of self-importance
●Increase in goal-directed activity
●Tendency to engage in pleasurable behaviors the person is likely to regret later
●Increase in the speed of talking (pressured speech)
●Increase in the speed of thinking (racing thoughts)

Question 3

BP is characterized by pervasive psychiatric comorbidity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

List three effective treatments for bipolar depression, other than medication.

Accepted Answer

Responses should include any t

Question 5

Which of the following variables is associated with BP?

Accepted Answer

A)  gender 
B)  youth 
C)  urban residence 
D)  rural residence 
A)  gender 
B)  youth 
C)  urban residence 
D)  rural residence

Question 6

Compared to men, women are _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  more vulnerable to mixed mania 
B)  less likely to have rapid cycling 
C)  likely to experience less serious features of BP 
D)  more responsive to medication used in treating BP 
A)  more vulnerable to mixed mania 
B)  less likely to have rapid cycling 
C)  likely to experience less serious features of BP 
D)  more responsive to medication used in treating BP

Question 7

People with BP are far more likely than the general population to die from suicide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Rates of thyroid disease are unusually low in people with BP, suggesting a link between thyroid function and personality disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

BP prevalence estimates are compromised by the widespread clinical confusion of BP with _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Munchausen syndrome 
B)  depersonalization personality disorder (DP
D)  
C)  avoidant personality disorder (AvP
D)  
D)  borderline personality disorder (BP
D)  
A)  Munchausen syndrome 
B)  depersonalization personality disorder (DP
D)  
C)  avoidant personality disorder (AvP
D)  
D)  borderline personality disorder (BP
D)

Question 10

List three of the barriers to collecting accurate data describing BP.

Accepted Answer

Responses should include three of the fo

Question 11

What statement about BP and breastfeeding is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  The mother should take her BP medication about an hour before breastfeeding. 
B)  Breastfeeding is always contraindicated for mothers taking BP medication. 
C)  Breastfeeding may precipitate mania or postpartum psychosis. 
D)  Agalactia, the inability to secrete breastmilk, is a common side effect of most BP medications. 
A)  The mother should take her BP medication about an hour before breastfeeding. 
B)  Breastfeeding is always contraindicated for mothers taking BP medication. 
C)  Breastfeeding may precipitate mania or postpartum psychosis. 
D)  Agalactia, the inability to secrete breastmilk, is a common side effect of most BP medications.

Question 12

According to the DSM-IV, a person with _____ experiences a manic or mixed episode of two weeks or more.

Accepted Answer

A)  major depressive disorder 
B)  bipolar I disorder 
C)  bipolar II disorder 
D)  cyclothymic disorder 
A)  major depressive disorder 
B)  bipolar I disorder 
C)  bipolar II disorder 
D)  cyclothymic disorder

Question 13

When are BP episodes most common during pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  first trimester 
B)  second trimester 
C)  third trimester 
D)  equally during all three trimesters 
A)  first trimester 
B)  second trimester 
C)  third trimester 
D)  equally during all three trimesters

Question 14

Emil Kraepelin classified mental disorders based on the similarity of a few major symptoms, disregarding their longitudinal course and patterns of symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Researchers believe that it may be more difficult for a person with BP to cease smoking than for a person in the general population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: Bipolar Disorder

What are the five categories used when diagnosing BP with the Bipolarity Index?

List four of the symptoms that must be present for a BP-1 diagnosis, in addition to a prolonged episode of mania or mixed mania.

BP is characterized by pervasive psychiatric comorbidity.

List three effective treatments for bipolar depression, other than medication.

Which of the following variables is associated with BP?

Compared to men, women are _____.

People with BP are far more likely than the general population to die from suicide.

Rates of thyroid disease are unusually low in people with BP, suggesting a link between thyroid function and personality disorders.

BP prevalence estimates are compromised by the widespread clinical confusion of BP with _____.

List three of the barriers to collecting accurate data describing BP.

What statement about BP and breastfeeding is correct?

According to the DSM-IV, a person with _____ experiences a manic or mixed episode of two weeks or more.

When are BP episodes most common during pregnancy?

Emil Kraepelin classified mental disorders based on the similarity of a few major symptoms, disregarding their longitudinal course and patterns of symptoms.

Researchers believe that it may be more difficult for a person with BP to cease smoking than for a person in the general population.

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