Bipolar Disorder: The Latest Assessment and Treatment Strategies
Questions from chapter 1
1)
a)
b)
c)
d)
"Normal range of mood, no evidence of mania, hypomania or depression" describes
euthymia
dysthymia
melancholia
cyclothymia
2) Research finds a lifetime prevalence of substance abuse among patients with bipolar disorder to be
greater than
a) 40%
b) 50%
c) 60%
d) 70%
3)
a)
b)
c)
d)
The latest estimates of bipolar disorder prevalence in the US is what percent of the population?
.05%
1%
1.5%
2%
Questions from chapter 2
4) A hypomanic episode is defined by a distinct period of persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood
lasting
a) at least 4 days
b) at least 1 week
c) 1 month
d) less than 6 months
5) Loss of interest or pleasure in all, or almost all activities, and lack of reactivity to usually pleasurable
activities describes
a) catatonic features
b) atypical features
c) dysphoric hypomania
d) melancholic features
6)
a)
b)
c)
d)
The conscious subjective aspect of emotion considered apart from bodily changes is
mood
affect
id
presentation
7)
a)
b)
c)
d)
Which is a 20 item scale that can be completed independently by the patient for assessing suicide risk?
Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation
Scale for Suicide Ideation
Suicide Intent Scale
Beck Hopelessness Scale
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Questions from chapter 3
8) Based on recent research, there is no evidence that bipolar disorder is an inherited illness.
a) True
b) False
9)
a)
b)
c)
d)
Brain chemicals or medications that either decrease cell death and/or increase neurogenesis are
co transmitters
hormone receptors
neuropeptides
neurotrophins
10) Olanzapine is an
a) anxiolytic
b) anticonvulsant
c) antidepressant
d) atypical antipsychotic
11) Newer guidelines for treatment of bipolar disorder recommends starting with combination medications
for those whose symptoms are more severe.
a) True
b) False
12) Which antidepressant is not used as commonly for depression but is used in low dose to help with sleep
problems?
a) Bupropion
b) Venlafaxine
c) Sertraline
d) Trazodone
13) Which antidepressant would require certain foods such as fermented meats and red wine be eliminated
from the diet?
a) Citalopram
b) Venlafaxine
c) Fluoxetine
d) Phenelzine
14) TIMA recommendations for bipolar disorder maintenance treatment, most recent episode depressed,
suggests the use of Lithium in
a) Level I
b) Level II
c) Level III
d) Level IV
15) Vitamin E given in high doses is used to treat which side effect of bipolar medications?
a) extra-pyramidal symptoms
b) tardive dyskinesia
c) tremor
d) insomnia
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Questions from chapter 4
16) Longitudinal data collected in the 1990s suggest that those with bipolar disorder will suffer relapse rates
during year 1 as high as
a) 20%
b) 30%
c) 40%
d) 50%
17) Critical, hostile, and overemotional communication patterns describes
a) expressed emotion
b) repressed emotion
c) sideways emotion
d) regressed emotion
18) Evidence suggests that new mood episodes can be prompted by all EXCEPT
a) stressful life events
b) activities that disrupt the sleep/wake rhythms
c) dietary extremes
d) psychological factors
19) Which treatment approach involves teaching patients and their families about bipolar disorder and
treatment options?
a) Psychoeducational
b) Psychodynamic
c) Cognitive-behavioral
d) RET
20) A primary goal of Family Focused Treatment for Bipolar Disorder is for patients to manage their illness
without medications.
a) True
b) False
21) In Cognitive-behavioral therapy, the "A" in the ABC model stands for
a) attributions
b) activating events
c) affect
d) awareness
22) Interpersonal Social Rhythm Therapy is
a) short-term
b) future oriented
c) group based
d) internet based
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Questions from appendix A
23) In a Mixed Episode, the criteria are met for a Manic Episode and for a Major Depressive Episode nearly
every day during a period of at least
a) 4 days
b) 1 week
c) 2 weeks
d) 1 month
24) Which mood disorder has the criteria "For at least 2 years, the presence of numerous periods with
hypomanic symptoms and numerous periods with depressive symptoms that do not meet criteria for a
Major Depressive Episode"?
a) Cyclothymic Disorder
b) Bipolar II Disorder
c) Bipolar I most recent episode mixed
d) Hypomania Disorder
Questions from appendix B
25) Which structured clinical interview was developed to differentiate between affective disorders and
schizophrenia?
a) DIS
b) SCID
c) DOS
d) SADS
26) Which clinician-administered observational rating scale has 11 items and was designed to measure the
severity of manic symptoms?
a) YMRS
b) CARS-M
c) HAM-D
d) IDS-C
27) What daily log tool can be freely downloaded from the Depression Bipolar Support Alliance?
a) ISS
b) MDQ
c) The Life Chart Method
d) BDI-2
28) Which personality test has 567 true/false questions and yields T-scores?
a) MMPI-2
b) MCMI-III
c) MBTI
d) TAT
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