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CMN 552 Final Exam 2026/2027 BANK QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS EXAM QUESTIONS WILL
COME FROM HERE (100% CORRECT ANSWERS A+ GRADED
Risk Factors for development of bipolar disorder - ANSWERS--childhood
adversity, cannabis and other substance use, previously married,
genetic processes
common differential diagnosis for bipolar disorder - ANSWERS--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 - ANSWERS--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. - ANSWERS--cyclothymia
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symptoms of depression in children - ANSWERS--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 - ANSWERS--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 - ANSWERS--disruptive mood dysregulation
disorder
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family and twin data collectively suggest that genes explain
approximately what percent of bipolar disorder and what percent of
major depression - ANSWERS--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 - ANSWERS--persistent depressive disorder
DIGFAST - ANSWERS--Manic Episode: distractibility, indiscretion,
grandiosity, flight of ideas, activity increase, sleep deficit, talkativeness
contraindications of bright light therapy - ANSWERS--patients with
glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration, retinal detachment,
retinitis pigmentosa or retinopathy, patients taking photosensitizing
medications
indications for bright light therapy - ANSWERS--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: - ANSWERS--automatic thoughts, intermediate
beliefs, cognitive schemata
automatic thoughts: - ANSWERS--the conscious response to stimuli
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intermediate beliefs: - ANSWERS--assumptions about the self, the
world, and the future that led to the automatic thought occurring in
response to a particular stimulus
cognitive schema: - ANSWERS--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 - ANSWERS--cognitive distortions
potential functional consequences of disruptive mood dysregulation
disorder include - ANSWERS--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. - ANSWERS--insomnia
characterized by either excessive nighttime sleep or excessive
sleepiness during the day - ANSWERS--hypersomnia
CMN 552 Final Exam 2026/2027 BANK QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS EXAM QUESTIONS WILL
COME FROM HERE (100% CORRECT ANSWERS A+ GRADED
Risk Factors for development of bipolar disorder - ANSWERS--childhood
adversity, cannabis and other substance use, previously married,
genetic processes
common differential diagnosis for bipolar disorder - ANSWERS--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 - ANSWERS--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. - ANSWERS--cyclothymia
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symptoms of depression in children - ANSWERS--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 - ANSWERS--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 - ANSWERS--disruptive mood dysregulation
disorder
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family and twin data collectively suggest that genes explain
approximately what percent of bipolar disorder and what percent of
major depression - ANSWERS--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 - ANSWERS--persistent depressive disorder
DIGFAST - ANSWERS--Manic Episode: distractibility, indiscretion,
grandiosity, flight of ideas, activity increase, sleep deficit, talkativeness
contraindications of bright light therapy - ANSWERS--patients with
glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration, retinal detachment,
retinitis pigmentosa or retinopathy, patients taking photosensitizing
medications
indications for bright light therapy - ANSWERS--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: - ANSWERS--automatic thoughts, intermediate
beliefs, cognitive schemata
automatic thoughts: - ANSWERS--the conscious response to stimuli
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intermediate beliefs: - ANSWERS--assumptions about the self, the
world, and the future that led to the automatic thought occurring in
response to a particular stimulus
cognitive schema: - ANSWERS--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 - ANSWERS--cognitive distortions
potential functional consequences of disruptive mood dysregulation
disorder include - ANSWERS--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. - ANSWERS--insomnia
characterized by either excessive nighttime sleep or excessive
sleepiness during the day - ANSWERS--hypersomnia
