NURS 487: BIPOLAR questions with
complete solutions graded A+
what is bipolar - correct answer ✔✔Serious mental illness that causes unusual shifts in mood causing
changes in extreme highs (mania) to extreme lows (depression)
what is bipolar 1 - correct answer ✔✔one or more manic or mixed episodes, usually accompanied by
major depressive episodes
what is the prevalence of bipolar I? - correct answer ✔✔- median onset age is 18
- more common in men
- begins with a depressive episode
what is bipolar 2 - correct answer ✔✔one or more major depressive episodes, usually accompanied by
hypomanic episode (periods of over-active & high energy behaviour)
what is cyclothymic (also called rapid cycling)? - correct answer ✔✔at least two years of experiencing
hypomanic and depressive symptoms that do not meet the criteria of being diagnosed as depressed or
manic.
how do you meet the depression criteria? - correct answer ✔✔experience 5 or more symptoms of
bipolar disorder depression criteria, during a 2 week period
- change from previous functioning
- have to experience depressed mood or loss of interest/pleasure
what is the bipolar depression criteria? - correct answer ✔✔- depressed mood most of the day, nearly
every day (subjective report from patient or observed by others)
- diminished interest or pleasure in almost all of activities most of the day or nearly every day
- significant weight loss when not on a diet or weight gain & decrease/increase in appetite nearly every
day
, - insomnia or hypersomnia nearly every day
- agitated or acting retarded nearly every day (observed by others)
- fatigue or loss of energy nearly every day
- feelings of worthlessness or excessive/inappropriate guilt nearly every day
- diminished ability to think or concentrate or indecisive nearly every day
- recurrent thoughts of death/suicidal ideation without a specific plan/attempt or plan to commit to
suicide
what is the bipolar disorder depression exclusion criteria? - correct answer ✔✔1. the episode is not
attributable to the physiological effects of a substance or another medical condition
2. the occurence of the major depressive episode is not explainable by specified & unspecified
schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders
3. bereavement
what is the bipolar disorder mania inclusion criteria? - correct answer ✔✔must have 3 of these
symptoms but if the person is irritable already, you must have 4
- inflated self-esteem
- decreased need for sleep
- more talkative than usual
- flight of ideas or racing thoughts
- distracted
- increase in goal directed activity or psychomotor agitation
- excessive involvement in pleasurable activities where there's a high risk for negative consequences
what is the exclusion criteria for bipolar disorder mania? - correct answer ✔✔the episode is not
attributable to any physiological effects of a substance or another medical condition
what is the prevalence of bipolar II? - correct answer ✔✔- median onset age is 18
- more common in women
- most common form of bipolar
complete solutions graded A+
what is bipolar - correct answer ✔✔Serious mental illness that causes unusual shifts in mood causing
changes in extreme highs (mania) to extreme lows (depression)
what is bipolar 1 - correct answer ✔✔one or more manic or mixed episodes, usually accompanied by
major depressive episodes
what is the prevalence of bipolar I? - correct answer ✔✔- median onset age is 18
- more common in men
- begins with a depressive episode
what is bipolar 2 - correct answer ✔✔one or more major depressive episodes, usually accompanied by
hypomanic episode (periods of over-active & high energy behaviour)
what is cyclothymic (also called rapid cycling)? - correct answer ✔✔at least two years of experiencing
hypomanic and depressive symptoms that do not meet the criteria of being diagnosed as depressed or
manic.
how do you meet the depression criteria? - correct answer ✔✔experience 5 or more symptoms of
bipolar disorder depression criteria, during a 2 week period
- change from previous functioning
- have to experience depressed mood or loss of interest/pleasure
what is the bipolar depression criteria? - correct answer ✔✔- depressed mood most of the day, nearly
every day (subjective report from patient or observed by others)
- diminished interest or pleasure in almost all of activities most of the day or nearly every day
- significant weight loss when not on a diet or weight gain & decrease/increase in appetite nearly every
day
, - insomnia or hypersomnia nearly every day
- agitated or acting retarded nearly every day (observed by others)
- fatigue or loss of energy nearly every day
- feelings of worthlessness or excessive/inappropriate guilt nearly every day
- diminished ability to think or concentrate or indecisive nearly every day
- recurrent thoughts of death/suicidal ideation without a specific plan/attempt or plan to commit to
suicide
what is the bipolar disorder depression exclusion criteria? - correct answer ✔✔1. the episode is not
attributable to the physiological effects of a substance or another medical condition
2. the occurence of the major depressive episode is not explainable by specified & unspecified
schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders
3. bereavement
what is the bipolar disorder mania inclusion criteria? - correct answer ✔✔must have 3 of these
symptoms but if the person is irritable already, you must have 4
- inflated self-esteem
- decreased need for sleep
- more talkative than usual
- flight of ideas or racing thoughts
- distracted
- increase in goal directed activity or psychomotor agitation
- excessive involvement in pleasurable activities where there's a high risk for negative consequences
what is the exclusion criteria for bipolar disorder mania? - correct answer ✔✔the episode is not
attributable to any physiological effects of a substance or another medical condition
what is the prevalence of bipolar II? - correct answer ✔✔- median onset age is 18
- more common in women
- most common form of bipolar
