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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. Where does Jamison say most scientists now believe manic depressive illness comes from?

2. What state is John Hopkin's university in?

3. What did James Watson discover?

4. Which drug did Schou conduct clinical trials on?

5. What illness does Richard research?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the department chairman react when Jamison tells him she suffers from a mental illness?

2. Why was Jamison reluctant to openly discuss her illness?

3. Why has Jamison never had children?

4. What conversation does Jamison recall at the beginning of chapter 11?

5. Why does Jamison prefer the term manic depressive to bi-polar?

6. How does Jamison cope on her return to Los Angeles?

7. How does Jamison stop the temptation of reliving her manic episodes?

8. What question does Jamison pose at the beginning of chapter 14?

9. What does Jamison say has given her the greatest happiness?

10. What does Jamison hope never to have to experience again concerning her manic episodes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What events in Jamison's early life influenced her decision to study psychology? How different do the students think Jamison's life would been if she was from a less supportive family?

Essay Topic 2

Examine manic depressive illness as described in the book.

1) What does Jamison feel during a manic episode?

2) What does Jamison suffer during a depressive episode?

3) Define stable state of mind?

Essay Topic 3

How important is it to the study of bi-polar or manic depression that the illness is addressed by a sufferer? Can someone who does not suffer from the illness ever truly understand its complexity?

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