Bipolar Disorder

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Bipolar Disorder develops at least once in the lifetime of approximately what percent of the population? 1 - 1.5 percent 10 percent 20 - 25 percent 60 percent

2. When a person has suffered numerous hypomanic and depressive symptoms for over 2 years, but the symptoms are not serious enough or long enough in duration to be considered a mood episode, it is called what? Cyclothymic Disorder Bipolar II Bipolar I Ultra-Rapid Cycling

3. In a severe depressive episode with psychotic symptoms and self-injurious acts, which of the following would not be observed? Severe psychomotor retardation Auditory hallucinations Intellectual disorganization Autoenucleation

4. Who was the first (1686) to describe a manic-depressive psychosis, which he called 'maniaco-melancholicus'? Jamison Bonet Albrecht Redfield

5. Which of the following celebrities did not have Bipolar Disorder? Jean-Claude Van Damme Winston Churchill Buzz Aldrin Gary Kasparov

6. In a 1991 National Institute of Mental Health study, it was estimated that people with bipolar disorder cost the country how much? Over 200,000 dollars Over 30 million dollars Over 40 billion dollars Over 100 billion dollars

7. In MRI scans of the brains of bipolar patients, the left side of what structure is significantly larger than the right side? Answer: (Its volume is decreased in schizophrenics)

8. Without medical attention, approximately how many percent of bipolar patients commit suicide? 30 - 35 percent Less than 5 percent 15 - 20 percent 50 percent

9. Which of these drugs is not used to combat either mania, depression, or bipolar disorder? Tofranil (imipramine) Wellbutrin (bupropion) Norpramin (desipramine) Astelin (azelastine)

10. What is the term for a structured form of short-term psychotherapy in which the goal is to change the negative, inaccurate ways of thinking associated with depression or bipolar disorder? Cognitive therapy EMDR Transactional analysis Somatic trauma therapy