Kumar and Clark Flashcards
1
Q
How do you distinguish hypomania from normal happiness?
A
- Persistance
- Not reactive (i.e. doesn’t change if you tell them good news/bad news)
- Social disability
2
Q
What is a mixed affective state?
A
When features of mania and depressive illness are seen in the same episode
3
Q
What is cyclothymia?
A
A personality trait with spontaneous swings in mood not sufficiently severe or persistent enough to warrant another diagnosis
4
Q
Acute intoxication with which drugs may mimic mania?
A
Amfetamines
Amfetamine derivatives (MDMA, ecstasy)
Cocaine
5
Q
People with which endocrine disorder may develop mania?
A
Cushings
6
Q
Dopamine agonists like bromocriptine might induce which psychiatric illness?
A
Mania
