NSG 322 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION | NEW UPDATE
2026 | GRADED A+
Anosognosia - ANSWER-A condition in which a person with an illness seems unaware of the
existence of his or her illness.
Schizophrenia DSM 5 - ANSWER-3 or more sxs - 4 if irritable
-inflated self-esteem and grandiosity
-decreased need for sleep
-more talkative or pressure to keep talking
-flight of ideas or thought racing
-distractibility
-increase in goal-directed activity or psychomotor agitation
-excessive involvement in activities with high potential for painful consequences
Hypomania - ANSWER-euphoric and increases functioning
-low level and less dramatic mania
-source of significant morbidity and mortality
Cyclothymic disorder - ANSWER-hypomania and mild to moderate depression for at least 2
years in adults and 1 yr in children
-social and occupational impairment
-irritable hypomanic
-in children, irritabiliy and sleep disturbance
-15% - 50% risk of disorder progressing to bipolar I and II
-adolescence and early adulthood
Major risk factor - first degree relative with bipolar I
, Rapid cycling - ANSWER-4 mood episodes in a 2 month period
-major depressive, manic, or hypomanic
-may occur over a month or 24 hr period
-severe sxs - poor global functioning, high recurrence risk, resistance to conventional somatic
treatments
Substance/Medication-Induced Bipolar and Related Disorder - ANSWER--specific substances
-intoxication or withdrawal
-sxs: elevated, expansive, or irritable mood or depressed mood - significant distress and impacts
functioning
Bipolar and Related Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition - ANSWER--mania or hypomania
mixed with depression related to specific condition
-verified by hx, physical exam, lab findings
-sxs: elevated, expanisve, irritable mood, depressed mood that causes significant distress and
impacts functioning
Men with bipolar disorder - ANSWER-legal problems and commit acts of violence
Women with bipolar disorder - ANSWER-misuse alcohol, commit suicide, and develop thyroid
disease
-postpartum psychosis within 2 wks of birth have 4x risk of subsequent conversion to bipolar
disorder - hormonal changes and sleep deprivation trigger mania and psychosis
Children with bipolar - ANSWER-created new diagnosis of Disruptive Mood Dysregulation
disorder
Adolescents with bipolar - ANSWER--high risk of suicide, more often girls than boys
-bipolar disorder experience role - familial, social. and academic impairment
Bipolar I Disorder - Comorbiditiies - ANSWER-panic attacks, social anxiety, specific phobias
-AHDH, disruptive, impulse control, and conduct disorders
-substance use - alcohol use
-suicide
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION | NEW UPDATE
2026 | GRADED A+
Anosognosia - ANSWER-A condition in which a person with an illness seems unaware of the
existence of his or her illness.
Schizophrenia DSM 5 - ANSWER-3 or more sxs - 4 if irritable
-inflated self-esteem and grandiosity
-decreased need for sleep
-more talkative or pressure to keep talking
-flight of ideas or thought racing
-distractibility
-increase in goal-directed activity or psychomotor agitation
-excessive involvement in activities with high potential for painful consequences
Hypomania - ANSWER-euphoric and increases functioning
-low level and less dramatic mania
-source of significant morbidity and mortality
Cyclothymic disorder - ANSWER-hypomania and mild to moderate depression for at least 2
years in adults and 1 yr in children
-social and occupational impairment
-irritable hypomanic
-in children, irritabiliy and sleep disturbance
-15% - 50% risk of disorder progressing to bipolar I and II
-adolescence and early adulthood
Major risk factor - first degree relative with bipolar I
, Rapid cycling - ANSWER-4 mood episodes in a 2 month period
-major depressive, manic, or hypomanic
-may occur over a month or 24 hr period
-severe sxs - poor global functioning, high recurrence risk, resistance to conventional somatic
treatments
Substance/Medication-Induced Bipolar and Related Disorder - ANSWER--specific substances
-intoxication or withdrawal
-sxs: elevated, expansive, or irritable mood or depressed mood - significant distress and impacts
functioning
Bipolar and Related Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition - ANSWER--mania or hypomania
mixed with depression related to specific condition
-verified by hx, physical exam, lab findings
-sxs: elevated, expanisve, irritable mood, depressed mood that causes significant distress and
impacts functioning
Men with bipolar disorder - ANSWER-legal problems and commit acts of violence
Women with bipolar disorder - ANSWER-misuse alcohol, commit suicide, and develop thyroid
disease
-postpartum psychosis within 2 wks of birth have 4x risk of subsequent conversion to bipolar
disorder - hormonal changes and sleep deprivation trigger mania and psychosis
Children with bipolar - ANSWER-created new diagnosis of Disruptive Mood Dysregulation
disorder
Adolescents with bipolar - ANSWER--high risk of suicide, more often girls than boys
-bipolar disorder experience role - familial, social. and academic impairment
Bipolar I Disorder - Comorbiditiies - ANSWER-panic attacks, social anxiety, specific phobias
-AHDH, disruptive, impulse control, and conduct disorders
-substance use - alcohol use
-suicide
