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A Nursing Instructor Is Teaching About Bipolar Disorders

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A nursing instructor is teaching about bipolar disorders. Which statement differentiates the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria of a manic episode from a hypomanic episode?


A) During a manic episode, clients may experience an inflated self-esteem or grandiosity, and these symptoms are absent in hypomania.
B) During a manic episode, clients may experience a decreased need for sleep, and this symptom is absent in hypomania.
C) During a manic episode, clients may experience psychosis, and this symptom is absent in hypomania.
D) During a manic episode, clients may experience flight of ideas and racing thoughts, and these symptoms are absent in hypomania.

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