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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What hope does Styron say a depressed person can have?
(a) That medicines can cure depression and it will never recur.
(b) That suicide will relieve their distress.
(c) That it will eventually subside and healing will occur.
(d) That family and friends will be supportive.
2. What conclusion can we make for what Styron says about his recovery?
(a) Medicines need to be adjusted correctly.
(b) Writing in his diary helped him recover.
(c) That he just needed some more rest.
(d) That is was difficult and required a lot of strength.
3. What does Styron do about his physical disabilities?
(a) Gets scared he was going to die.
(b) He undergoes several thousands of dollars of testing to find out he was physically fine.
(c) Welcomes the possibility that he might die from one of them.
(d) Stops work and stays at home.
4. During the dinner party, what does Styron do with his diary?
(a) He hides it from his friends and wife.
(b) He wraps it and throws it in the garbage.
(c) He gives it to a friend to publish.
(d) He reads portions of it to his friends.
5. What new approach does Styron's psychiatrist use?
(a) Disattachment therapy.
(b) Psychoanalysis.
(c) DSM recommendations.
(d) Pharmacological, without physical and mental support.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Styron, what is the touchstone of depression?
2. Styron names a number of writers, poets, and sculptors who have what common underlying theme in their work?
3. What piece of music moves Styron to his breakthrough and hospitalization?
4. How does Styron mange to avoid the recommended shock treatment?
5. Why did Styron's publisher have to reschedule a photo session?
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