Question

3 - major depressive and bipolar disorders
learning objective: identify the factors related to major depressive and bipolar disorders.
a symptom of mood disorders in which a person displays a very high affect of emotion and hyperactivity is called __________.
a.) insanity
b.) psychosis
c.) mania
d.) depression

Explanation:

Mania is a mood - disorder symptom with high emotion and hyperactivity. Insanity is a general term for severe mental illness. Psychosis involves a loss of contact with reality. Depression is characterized by low mood, not high - affect and hyperactivity.

Answer:

C. mania