CMN 552 EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A

CMN 552 EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A


◉ RisksdFactorssdforsddevelopmentsdofsdbipolarsddisorders d .sdAnsw
er:sdchildhoodsdadversity,sdcannabissdandsdothersdsubstancesduse,sdp
reviouslysdmarried,sdgeneticsdprocesses


◉ commonsddifferentialsddiagnosissdforsdbipolarsddisorders d .sdAns
wer:sdmajorsddepressivesddisorder,sdothersdbipolarsddisorders,sdGA
D,sdPanicsddisorder,sdPTSD,sdbipolar,sdsubstance/medicationsdindu
cedsdbipolarsddisorder,sdschizoaffectivesddisorder,sdadhd,sddisruptiv
esdmoodsddysregulationsddisorder,sdpersonalitysddisorders


◉ differentiatesddepressivesdepisodessdinsdbipolarsd1sddisordersdv
ssdbipolarsdIIsddisorders d .sdAnswer:sdpastsdepisodessdofsdmania,s
dbipolarsd1sdaccompaniedsdbysdmanicsdepisodessdbipolarsdIIsdno
sdmanicsdjustsdhypomanic


◉ Forsdatsdleastsd2sdyearssd(atsdleastsd1sdyearsdinsdchildrensdandsd
adolescents)sdtheresdhavesdbeensdnumeroussdperiodssdwithsdhypoman
icsdsymptomssdthatsddosdnotsdmeetsdcriteriasdforsdasdhypomanicsdep
isodesdandsdnumeroussdperiodssdwithsddepressivesdsymptomssdthatsd
dosdnotsdmeetsdcriteriasdforsdasdmajorsddepressivesdepisode.s d .sdAn
swer:sdcyclothymia

,◉ symptomssdofsddepressionsdinsdchildrens d .sdAnswer:sd2sdwee
ksddurationsdofsddepressedsdorsdirritablesdmoodsdand/orsdlosssdo
fsdinterestsdorsdpleasure
usuallysdirritablesdrathersdthansddepresse
dsdweightsdorsdappetitesdchange
sleepsddisturbance
psychomotorsdretardationsdorsdagitationsd
fatiguesdorsdlosssdofsdenergy
feelingssdofsdworthlessnesssdorsdguiltsddi
minishedsdconcentration
suicidalsdideations,sdintent,sdorsdplan
IMPAIRMENTsdinsdchild'ssdfunctioningsdcriticalsdtosddiagnosissdinsd
youth


◉ moodsddisturbancesdsymptomssdinsddepressions d .sdAnswer:sdmo
odsdchange:sdpainfulsdarousal,sdhypersensitivitysdtosdunpleasantsde
vents,sdinsensitivitysdtosdpleasantsdevents,sdinsensitivitysdtosdunplea
santsdevents,sdreducedsdanticipatorysdpleasure,sdanhedoniasdaffectin
gsdblunting,sdapathy


◉ severesdrecurrentsdtempersdoutburstssdmanifestedsdverballysd(verb
alsdrages)sdand/orsdbehaviorallysd(physicalsdaggressionsdtowardsdpeo
plesdorsdproperty)sdthatsdaresdgrosslysdoutsdofsdproportionsdinsdinte
nsitysdorsddurationsdtosdthesdsituationsdorsdprovocations d .sdAnswer
:sddisruptivesdmoodsddysregulationsddisorder

,◉ familysdandsdtwinsddatasdcollectivelysdsuggestsdthatsdgeness
dexplainsdapproximatelysdwhatsdpercentsdofsdbipolarsddisorders
dandsdwhatsdpercentsdofsdmajorsddepressions d .sdAnswer:sd75
%,sd37%


◉ depressedsdmoodsdforsdmostsdofsdthesdday,sdforsdmostsddayss
dthansdnot,sdassdindicatedsdbysdeithersdsubjectivesdaccountsdorsd
observationsdbysdothers,sdforsdatsdleastsd2sdyearss d .sdAnswer:sd
persistentsddepressivesddisorder


◉ DIGFASTs d .sdAnswer:sdManicsdEpisode:sddistractibility,sdindisc
retion,sdgrandiosity,sdflightsdofsdideas,sdactivitysdincrease,sdsleepsdd
eficit,sdtalkativeness


◉ contraindicationssdofsdbrightsdlightsdtherapys d .sdAnswer:sdpatie
ntssdwithsdglaucoma,sdcataracts,sdmacularsddegeneration,sdretinalsd
detachment,sdretinitissdpigmentosasdorsdretinopathy,sdpatientssdtakin
gsdphotosensitizingsdmedications


◉ indicationssdforsdbrightsdlightsdtherapys d .sdAnswer:sdseasona
lsdaffectivesddisorder,sdcircadiansdrhythmsdsleepsddisorders,sdin
somnia,sdpostpartumsddepression,sdnonseasonalsddepression,sdbi
polarsddepression,sdparkinson'ssddisease,sdadhd,sddementia,sdfibr
omyalgia,sddelirium


◉ 3sdlevelssdofsdCBTsdtherapy:s d .sdAnswer:sdautomaticsdthoughts,s
dintermediatesdbeliefs,sdcognitivesdschemata

, ◉ automaticsdthoughts:s d .sdAnswer:sdthesdconscioussdresponsesdtosd
stimuli