The Nurse Is Providing Care to a Client Diagnosed with Bipolar

question 23

Multiple Choice

The nurse is providing care to a client diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The client's family asks the nurse what this is. Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

• A)"Bipolar disorder is a type of depression that includes attention deficit disorder symptoms."
• B)"Bipolar disorder means there are cycles of depression as well as extreme elevations in mood, or mania."
• C)"Bipolar disorder just means that the mood alternates with the seasons, and it becomes worse in the winter."
• D)"Bipolar disorder is just another type of depression, except depression occurs in cycles."

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Definitions:

Sublimation

A defense mechanism in which socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are unconsciously transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior.

Aggressive Nature

A predisposition or behavior characterized by readiness to confront or attack.

Psychosexual Stages

A Freudian theory that proposes child development progresses through a series of stages oriented around the erogenous zones.

Personality Development

The growth and development of the organized pattern of behaviors and attitudes that makes a person distinctive over their lifetime.