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1. Because of inherited genes, a person will either have or not have Bipolar Disorder.
Yes________ No_________
2. Lithium as a Bipolar mood stabilizer
a. gained wide acceptance in the early 70’s.
b. remains a mainstay in Bipolar treatment.
c. has no significant side effects.
d. all of the above
e. a
& b
3. Which
of the following medications are currently approved by the FDA in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder?
a. Lithium
b. Lamictal
c. Depakote
d. Zyprexa
e. all of the above
4. The most lethal mental illness is
a. psychotic depression.
b. Schizophrenia, Paranoid Type.
c. Borderline Personality Disorder.
d. Bipolar
Disorder.
5. In the United
States, there are roughly _______ million persons with
Bipolar Affective Disorder.
a. 1.0
b. 2.5
c. 5.0
d. 7.5
6. Worldwide, the prevalence of Bipolar Disorder
is closest to
a. 0.5%
b. 1.0%
c. 2.5%
d. 5.0%
7. The following chromosomes are implicated
in Bipolar Disorder:
a. 18
b. 21
c. 22
d. all of the above
8. Eileen exhibited symptoms consistent with
___________.
a. Bipolar I
b. Bipolar
II
9. Eileen’s probability of having another
episode is _________.
a. low
b. moderate
c. high
10. The following famous persons are thought
to have had some form of mood disorder.
a. Winston Churchill
b. Edgar Allan Poe
c. Michaelangelo
d. C.S. Lewis
e. all of the above
