| Coverage : What are the bipolar symptoms? Do you have them? Take the Bipolar Symptom Quiz and find out the main symptoms of bipolar. All it takes is two minutes to take the Bipolar Symptom Quiz and find out the most important facts related to the symptoms of bipolar. |
| 1. | What is the other name for bipolar disorder? |
| a. | | Manic depression
Depression |
| c. | | Acute depression |
| d. | | Mild depression |
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| 2. | What is the main symptom that accompanies bipolar disorder? |
| a. | | Fatigue |
| b. | | Extreme changes in energy |
| c. | | Extreme changes in behavior |
| d. | | Mood swings from highs to low |
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| 3. | At what stage of life does this disorder, generally, affect people? |
| a. | | Late adolescence |
| b. | | Early childhood |
| c. | | early adolescence |
| d. | | After attaining 50 years of age |
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| 4. | Men tend to develop this disorder with a manic episode, while women tend to develop this disorder with a depressive episode. |
| a. | | False |
| b. | | True |
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| 5. | Does this order tend to run in families and appear to have a genetic link. |
| a. | | No |
| b. | | Yes |
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| 6. | Bipolar disorder can also negatively affect spouses and partners, family members, friends and coworkers. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False |
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| 7. | What are some of the symptoms of mania - the "highs" of bipolar disorder? |
| a. | | Heightened mood, exaggerated optimism and self-confidence |
| b. | | Excessive irritability, aggressive behavior |
| c. | | Impulsiveness, poor judgment, distractibility |
| d. | | Reckless behavior |
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| 8. | What are some of the symptoms of depression - the "lows" of bipolar disorder? |
| a. | | Feelings of hopelessness or pessimism |
| b. | | Sleeping too much, or can't sleep |
| c. | | Thoughts of death or suicide, or suicide attempts |
| d. | | Restlessness or irritability |
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| 9. | When is a bipolar disorder said to be that of the Bipolar I disorder type? |
| a. | | When symptoms of mania and depression occur rarely in a month |
| b. | | When symptoms of mania and depression occur on and off |
| c. | | When symptoms of mania and depression occur only once in a week |
| d. | | When symptoms of both a mania and a depression occur nearly every day for at least 1 week |
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| 10. | When both parents have bipolar disorder, the risk of their child suffering from the disorder is: |
| a. | | Below 50% |
| b. | | 30% and above |
| c. | | 50-75% |
| d. | | Above 75% |
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| 11. | According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, up to one-third of the 3.4 million children and adolescents with depression in the United States may actually be experiencing the early onset of bipolar disorder. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False |
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