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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Jamison not want to rule out when talking about mental illness?
(a) Humor
(b) Slang
(c) Seriousness
(d) Informality
2. What illness does Richard research?
(a) Manic depression
(b) Schizophrenia
(c) Clinical depression
(d) Cancer
3. What does Jamison say is part of who she is?
(a) Her husband
(b) Her family
(c) Her violent mood swings
(d) Her children
4. What did the woman think that Jamison's choice of words would do to sufferers of mental illness?
(a) Romanticize them
(b) Free them
(c) Arm them
(d) Stigmitize them
5. Why does Jamison prefer the term manic depressive illness?
(a) It is more descriptive
(b) It sounds more dangerous
(c) It has more positive connotations
(d) People know what it is
Short Answer Questions
1. What word Jamison used at a presentation made a woman angry?
2. What would there not be enough of if psychiatric issues stopped people from getting clinical privileges?
3. What does Jamison want to discuss with the chairmen?
4. What drug does Jamison compare the addictiveness of her manic states to?
5. Which of the following words or phrases does Jamison not use to describe her depressive episodes?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jamison say has given her the greatest happiness?
2. How does Jamison react to David's death?
3. What is Jamison's view on the use of slang to describe people with mental illness?
4. Describe the letter Jamison received after giving a presentation in chapter 10?
5. What does Jamison remember about her mood swings?
6. What does Jamison hope never to have to experience again concerning her manic episodes?
7. Summarize the book.
8. How is the lower dosage of lithium benefiting Jamison in chapter 9?
9. Why does Jamison prefer the term manic depressive to bi-polar?
10. How does Jamison benefit when her psychiatrist lowers her dosage level?
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