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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors fell out of favor because they induced what?

2. Who did Patty Duke play in The Miracle Worker?

3. What is another name for the drug Prozac?

4. Who writes, "For every Hemingway, there are thousands of manic-depressives whose lives are ruined"?

5. What is another name for the drug trazodone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to Patty's depressions early in her marriage to John Astin?

2. What are the effects of dealing with a parent with manic depression?

3. What is the argument regarding treatment for the creative manic depressant?

4. What did making Call Me Anna cause Patty to see about manic depression and its effects on acting?

5. What is lithium? How did it come to be discovered?

6. What was Patty's experience like in making Call Me Anna?

7. What concerns doctors in discussing manic depression and creativity?

8. What is Patty's biggest regret about her behavior before she was diagnosed?

9. What pressures did Patty put on herself in her family life? How did these lead to episodes?

10. What led to Patty overcoming her fear of death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theory of personality types and their predisposition toward manic-depressive illness. What are the types and how can they be indicators?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the unique style in which A Brilliant Madness is written. What about this style lends a different perspective to the study of manic-depressive illness?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the childhood of Patty Duke. What was her relationship to her parents? Who were Patty's "adoptive" parents and what was their role in her life?

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