Question

Brad sometimes will stay awake for two days at a time, gambling away all his money and feeling as if nobody can defeat him. After one of these periods, he feels so sad and lost that he can’t get out of bed for three or four days. A psychiatrist would MOST likely classify this case as what type of disorder?

(1 point)
Responses

mood

mood

neurodevelopmental

neurodevelopmental

factitious

factitious

somatoform

Answer 1

Mood disorder — (this presentation suggests bipolar illness: alternating manic/hypomanic and depressive episodes, i.e., a mood disorder).