Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of mania:
Ans. (c) Heightened concentration* Abnormally & persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood lasting for at least 1 week or any duration, if requires hospitalization.* > 3 are needed# Inflated self esteem or grandiosity# Decreased need for sleep (< 3 hours)# More talkative or pressure to keep talking# Flight of ideas or subjective experience that thoughts are racing# Distractibility (i.e. attention to easily drawn to unimportant or irrelevant external stimuli)# Increase in goal-directed activity (social spiritual religious, sexual) or psychomotor agitation# Excessive involvement in pleasurable activities (eg. unrestrained buying sprees, foolish business investments, donations or sexual indiscretions) that have a high potential for painful consequences.Why Mania: this patients satisfies the criteria and his conditions fits into it.The patient is irritable for 10 days (i.e. criteria A-abnormally & persistently elevated mood for atleast 1 week). There are > 3 criteria B features: increased sexual indulgence & alcohol consumption (excessive involvement in pleasureable activity), decreased need for sleep and career oriented prolonged work without getting tired.
Personality Disorders
Elated mood
Increased energy
Heightened concentration
Impaired judgment
Heightened concentration