Which term describes excessive planning and participation in many activities?

Which term describes excessive planning and participation in many activities?

• A. Increased goal-directed activity
• B. Distractibility
• C. Lability
• D. Reckless activities

Answer: (A)

Mania and hypomania include a noticeable rise in energy and drive, with a marked increase in goal-directed activity. When someone is in this state, they may plan and start many projects at once, take on multiple commitments, and pursue several goals with little regard for practicality or consequences. This is best described by increased goal-directed activity, the term that captures the sense of excessive planning and participation in many activities. Distractibility refers to being easily pulled off task, not to an uptick in purposeful, multi‑project planning. Lability means rapid mood changes. Reckless activities describe risky behaviors that can accompany mania, but they don’t pinpoint the broad increase in goal‑directed planning and engagement.

Mania and hypomania include a noticeable rise in energy and drive, with a marked increase in goal-directed activity. When someone is in this state, they may plan and start many projects at once, take on multiple commitments, and pursue several goals with little regard for practicality or consequences. This is best described by increased goal-directed activity, the term that captures the sense of excessive planning and participation in many activities.

Distractibility refers to being easily pulled off task, not to an uptick in purposeful, multi‑project planning. Lability means rapid mood changes. Reckless activities describe risky behaviors that can accompany mania, but they don’t pinpoint the broad increase in goal‑directed planning and engagement.