CMN 552 Final Exam Questions
and Answers | 2026 Update |
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
MODULE 1: MOOD DISORDERS.
Risk Factors for development of bipolar disorder. ANSWER - childhood adversity,
cannabis and other substance use, previously married, genetic processes
common differential diagnosis for bipolar disorder. ANSWER - major depressive disorder,
other bipolar disorders, GAD, Panic disorder, PTSD, bipolar, substance/medication
induced bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, adhd, disruptive mood dysregulation
disorder, personality disorders
differentiate depressive episodes in bipolar 1 disorder vs bipolar II disorder. ANSWER -
past episodes of mania, bipolar 1 accompanied by manic episodes bipolar II no manic just
hypomanic
For at least 2 years (at least 1 year in children and adolescents) there have been numerous
periods with hypomanic symptoms that do not meet criteria for a hypomanic episode and
numerous periods with depressive symptoms that do not meet criteria for a major
depressive episode.. ANSWER - cyclothymia
symptoms of depression in children. ANSWER - 2 week duration of depressed or irritable
mood and/or loss of interest or pleasure
usually irritable rather than depressed
,weight or appetite change
sleep disturbance
psychomotor retardation or agitation
fatigue or loss of energy
feelings of worthlessness or guilt
diminished concentration
suicidal ideations, intent, or plan
IMPAIRMENT in child's functioning critical to diagnosis in youth
mood disturbance symptoms in depression. ANSWER - mood change: painful arousal,
hypersensitivity to unpleasant events, insensitivity to pleasant events, insensitivity to
unpleasant events, reduced anticipatory pleasure, anhedonia affecting blunting, apathy
severe recurrent temper outbursts manifested verbally (verbal rages) and/or behaviorally
(physical aggression toward people or property) that are grossly out of proportion in
intensity or duration to the situation or provocation. ANSWER - disruptive mood
dysregulation disorder
family and twin data collectively suggest that genes explain approximately what percent of
bipolar disorder and what percent of major depression. ANSWER - 75%, 37%
depressed mood for most of the day, for most days than not, as indicated by either subjective
account or observation by others, for at least 2 years. ANSWER - persistent depressive
disorder
DIGFAST. ANSWER - Manic Episode: distractibility, indiscretion, grandiosity, flight of
ideas, activity increase, sleep deficit, talkativeness
contraindications of bright light therapy. ANSWER - patients with glaucoma, cataracts,
macular degeneration, retinal detachment, retinitis pigmentosa or retinopathy, patients
taking photosensitizing medications
, indications for bright light therapy. ANSWER - seasonal affective disorder, circadian
rhythm sleep disorders, insomnia, postpartum depression, nonseasonal depression, bipolar
depression, parkinson's disease, adhd, dementia, fibromyalgia, delirium
3 levels of CBT therapy:. ANSWER - automatic thoughts, intermediate beliefs, cognitive
schemata
automatic thoughts:. ANSWER - the conscious response to stimuli
intermediate beliefs:. ANSWER - assumptions about the self, the world, and the future that
led to the automatic thought occurring in response to a particular stimulus
cognitive schema:. ANSWER - the content (the beliefs) and the organization of that
content, an individual schema determines which stimuli are most likely noticed and encoded
in memory, which stimuli are ignored or discounted, how encoded information is linked to
associated in memory, and which memories are most easily recalled
probability overestimation, catastrophic thinking, all-or-nothing thinking,
overgeneralization, only considering evidence that is consistent with existing beliefs.
ANSWER - cognitive distortions
potential functional consequences of disruptive mood dysregulation disorder include.
ANSWER - chronic severe irritability, marked disruption in child's family and peer
relationships, school performance, friendships, dangerous behavior, suicidal ideations or
attempts, severe aggression, psychiatric hospitalization
usually defined by its subjective component as the sensation of not sleeping well or enough..
ANSWER - insomnia
characterized by either excessive nighttime sleep or excessive sleepiness during the day.
ANSWER - hypersomnia
and Answers | 2026 Update |
100% Correct
Graded A+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
MODULE 1: MOOD DISORDERS.
Risk Factors for development of bipolar disorder. ANSWER - childhood adversity,
cannabis and other substance use, previously married, genetic processes
common differential diagnosis for bipolar disorder. ANSWER - major depressive disorder,
other bipolar disorders, GAD, Panic disorder, PTSD, bipolar, substance/medication
induced bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, adhd, disruptive mood dysregulation
disorder, personality disorders
differentiate depressive episodes in bipolar 1 disorder vs bipolar II disorder. ANSWER -
past episodes of mania, bipolar 1 accompanied by manic episodes bipolar II no manic just
hypomanic
For at least 2 years (at least 1 year in children and adolescents) there have been numerous
periods with hypomanic symptoms that do not meet criteria for a hypomanic episode and
numerous periods with depressive symptoms that do not meet criteria for a major
depressive episode.. ANSWER - cyclothymia
symptoms of depression in children. ANSWER - 2 week duration of depressed or irritable
mood and/or loss of interest or pleasure
usually irritable rather than depressed
,weight or appetite change
sleep disturbance
psychomotor retardation or agitation
fatigue or loss of energy
feelings of worthlessness or guilt
diminished concentration
suicidal ideations, intent, or plan
IMPAIRMENT in child's functioning critical to diagnosis in youth
mood disturbance symptoms in depression. ANSWER - mood change: painful arousal,
hypersensitivity to unpleasant events, insensitivity to pleasant events, insensitivity to
unpleasant events, reduced anticipatory pleasure, anhedonia affecting blunting, apathy
severe recurrent temper outbursts manifested verbally (verbal rages) and/or behaviorally
(physical aggression toward people or property) that are grossly out of proportion in
intensity or duration to the situation or provocation. ANSWER - disruptive mood
dysregulation disorder
family and twin data collectively suggest that genes explain approximately what percent of
bipolar disorder and what percent of major depression. ANSWER - 75%, 37%
depressed mood for most of the day, for most days than not, as indicated by either subjective
account or observation by others, for at least 2 years. ANSWER - persistent depressive
disorder
DIGFAST. ANSWER - Manic Episode: distractibility, indiscretion, grandiosity, flight of
ideas, activity increase, sleep deficit, talkativeness
contraindications of bright light therapy. ANSWER - patients with glaucoma, cataracts,
macular degeneration, retinal detachment, retinitis pigmentosa or retinopathy, patients
taking photosensitizing medications
, indications for bright light therapy. ANSWER - seasonal affective disorder, circadian
rhythm sleep disorders, insomnia, postpartum depression, nonseasonal depression, bipolar
depression, parkinson's disease, adhd, dementia, fibromyalgia, delirium
3 levels of CBT therapy:. ANSWER - automatic thoughts, intermediate beliefs, cognitive
schemata
automatic thoughts:. ANSWER - the conscious response to stimuli
intermediate beliefs:. ANSWER - assumptions about the self, the world, and the future that
led to the automatic thought occurring in response to a particular stimulus
cognitive schema:. ANSWER - the content (the beliefs) and the organization of that
content, an individual schema determines which stimuli are most likely noticed and encoded
in memory, which stimuli are ignored or discounted, how encoded information is linked to
associated in memory, and which memories are most easily recalled
probability overestimation, catastrophic thinking, all-or-nothing thinking,
overgeneralization, only considering evidence that is consistent with existing beliefs.
ANSWER - cognitive distortions
potential functional consequences of disruptive mood dysregulation disorder include.
ANSWER - chronic severe irritability, marked disruption in child's family and peer
relationships, school performance, friendships, dangerous behavior, suicidal ideations or
attempts, severe aggression, psychiatric hospitalization
usually defined by its subjective component as the sensation of not sleeping well or enough..
ANSWER - insomnia
characterized by either excessive nighttime sleep or excessive sleepiness during the day.
ANSWER - hypersomnia
