Max felt so low and unhappy that he did not leave his room for six weeks.Two months later,Max has so much energy that he stays up all night redecorating the entire house and goes for days without sleep.This pattern repeats itself.Max would be most likely diagnosed with ____ disorder.

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Max exhibits symptoms of both depression and mania, which are the defining features of bipolar I disorder. This disorder involves episodes of manic or mixed episodes (symptoms of mania and depression present at the same time) that alternate with episodes of major depression. Cyclothymic disorder involves milder symptoms of both mood states, while bipolar II involves episodes of hypomania (less severe than mania) and major depression. Major depressive disorder does not involve episodes of mania or hypomania.

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