A patient diagnosed with bipolar disorder displays aggressiveness, agitation, talkativeness, and irritability. The nurse expects the health care provider to prescribe a medication from which group?

A) Psychostimulants
B) Mood stabilizers
C) Anticholinergics
D) Antidepressants

Bipolar Disorder

A mental disorder characterized by extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).

Mood Stabilizers

Mood stabilizers are a class of medication primarily used to treat mood disorders such as bipolar disorder, helping to prevent the swings between mania and depression by balancing mood extremes.

Aggressiveness

Aggressiveness is a behavioral trait characterized by a tendency to experience and express anger or hostility, often resulting in confrontational or harmful actions towards others.