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The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression | Quiz

Andrew Solomon
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1)

What is the name of the person Solomon meets who uses homeopathic remedies successfully? (from Alternatives)

Angelica.
Rhoda.
Maria.
Claudia.
2)

What condition does Angel develop? (from Hope)

Austism.
Schizo-affective.
Bipolar disorder.
Colon cancer.
3)

Who proposes that women's depression comes from concern for their children? (from Populations)

George Brown.
Myrna Weissman.
Susan Smith.
Alex Tomlin.
4)

Since the invention of television, the average night's sleep has decreased by how much? (from Alternatives)

Three hours.
One hour.
Thirty minutes.
Two hours.
5)

What portion of high school students have considered suicide? (from Populations)

Over ninety percent.
Over fifty percent.
Over ten percent.
Over twenty percent.
6)

What type of drugs are known "club drugs"? (from Addiction)

Antidepressants.
Hallucinogens.
Benzos.
Opiates.
7)

Angel is the youngest in a family of how many? (from Hope)

Three.
Nine.
Five.
Seven.
8)

Who does Solomon write about for this book? (from Hope)

People he pities.
People he can relate to.
People he admires.
People who need the most attention.
9)

What addictive substance does Solomon grow up around? (from Addiction)

Cocaine.
Nicotine.
Marijuana.
Alcohol.
10)

Who says that it makes evolutionary sense for women to be sensitive to loss? (from Populations)

George Brown.
Susan Smith.
Myrna Weissman.
Alex Tomlin.
11)

How much money does Solomon think the government could save per year by treating depressed people who are not working? (from Poverty)

$15 billion.
$5.5 million.
$125 million.
$3.5 billion.
12)

How long has Tina been in AA? (from Addiction)

Five years.
Three years.
One year.
Seven years.
13)

Myrna Weissman is from what school? (from Populations)

Yale.
Columbia.
UCLA.
Perdue.
14)

What state is Joe Rogers in when he lives in a halfway house? (from Politics)

Florida.
Maryland.
North Dakota.
Alabama.
15)

What kind of job does Jaime have? (from Alternatives)

Advertising.
Teaching.
Retail.
Government.
16)

When did Freud publish Flying Papers? (from History)

1895.
1824.
1911.
1767.
17)

What does Representative Roukema's spouse do for a living? (from Politics)

Psychiatrist.
Software designer.
Police officer.
Pharmacist.
18)

Who suggested that suicide was a murderous impulse toward another person? (from Suicide)

Jung.
Maslow.
Freud.
Hume.
19)

Depression is most closely tied to what feeling? (from Evolution)

Apathy.
Grief.
Anger.
Disdain.
20)

How far into writing this book is Solomon when he realizes the purpose for writing it? (from Hope)

One-fourth.
Two-thirds.
Three-fouths.
One-half.
21)

What is the most effective treatment for alcoholism? (from Addiction)

Switching to coffee.
Recovery centers.
Scare tactics.
Psychodynamic.
22)

Who does Hippocrates help with advice and action? (from History)

King Perdiccas II.
Philip II.
Cassander.
Amyntas III.
23)

What sort of men is Tina drawn to? (from Addiction)

Humorous.
Clingy.
Violent.
Gloomy.
24)

From whom do we get the first true description of psychoanalysis? (from History)

Adolf Meyer.
Emil Kraeplin.
Karl Abraham.
Henry Maudsley.
25)

Where does Frank go to graduate school? (from Alternatives)

Johns Hopkins.
Purdue.
Brandeis.
Northwestern.
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