People go both "up" and "down" emotionally when they are experiencing
a. somatic symptom disorders.
b. neurocognitive disorders.
c. bipolar and related disorders.
d. dissociative disorders.
ANSWER: c. bipolar and related disorders. (If you have bipolar disorder or cyclothymic disorder, your emotions range from extremely happy to extremely sad. But changes in mood associated with bipolar disorder generally only occur a few times a year, even in rapid-cycling bipolar disorder.)
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