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 hyperactivity, 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."
Answer: B
Clients with bipolar disorder may shift from emotions of extreme depression to extreme rage and agitation. Mania may include grandiosity, decreased need for sleep, pressured speech, racing thoughts, buying sprees, and sexual indiscretions. Bipolar disorder must include either mania or hypomania, not just depression. Bipolar disorder must include depression with either mania or hypomania, not attention deficit disorder. A mood change that becomes worse in the winter is called seasonal affective disorder.
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