In Order for a Person with Bipolar Disorder to Be

question 25

Multiple Choice

In order for a person with bipolar disorder to be described as going through rapid cycling,he or she must experience

• A) four or more episodes of mania or depression in one year.
• B) six or more episodes of mania or depression in six months.
• C) three or more episodes of mania or depression in one month.
• D) three or more episodes of mania or depression in three months.

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Definitions:

Left Atrium

The left atrium is one of the four chambers of the heart, receiving oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and pumping it into the left ventricle.

Pulmonary Arteries

Blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs for gas exchange.

Diastole

Relaxation period of a heart chamber during the cardiac cycle.

Systole

The phase of the heart cycle during which the heart muscles contract and pump blood from the chambers into the arteries.