AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -To be diagnosed with bipolar I disorder, you have to have at least one episode of mania that lasts for at least seven days or have an episode that is so severe that it requires hospitalization. Most people have both episodes of both mania and depression, but you don’t have to have depression to be diagnosed with mania.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that causes a wide range of mood episodes, from low-energy moods to high-energy moods. People with bipolar type 1 have episodes of depression, hypomania, and mania. People with bipolar type 2 have episodes of depression and hypomania.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bipolar II disorder is a type of bipolar disorder in which people experience depressive episodes as well as hypomanic episodes (shifting back and forth), but never mania.