Someone who experiences four or more alternations between mild mania and major depression within a one-year time span would be classified as having:
A) bipolar II seasonal.
B) bipolar II rapid cycling.
C) bipolar I mixed episodes.
D) bipolar I.

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Rapid cycling is a pattern of frequent, distinct episodes in bipolar disorder. In bipolar II disorder, individuals experience periods of hypomania (mild mania) and major depression. When someone has four or more episodes of these mood swings within a year, it is classified as rapid cycling.

Someone Who Experiences Four or More Alternations Between Mild Mania