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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Psychiatry: The Mind-Body Problem.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What interest did Konner's medical training have in common with his previous training?
(a) Distribution of disease in populations.
(b) Human behavior.
(c) Human evolution.
(d) Cell development.

2. What was the nature of the first operation in which Konner participated?
(a) Heart surgery.
(b) Brain surgery.
(c) Skin surgery.
(d) Gall bladder surgery.

3. How does Konner characterize shock therapy?
(a) Mild compared with surgery.
(b) Non-invasive.
(c) Violent and dehumanizing.
(d) Ineffectual.

4. What medical term does Konner use to describe his book?
(a) An orchid in the attic.
(b) A missed heartbeat.
(c) A radical treatment.
(d) A compensatory pause.

5. What is the branch of psychiatric medicine that complements Freud's psychoanalysis?
(a) Drug treatment.
(b) Isolation.
(c) Shock treatment.
(d) Surgical treatment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Konner's procedure with the woman with gonorrhea take five times longer than the procedure should have taken?

2. What does Konner say the younger students do not have, which older students do?

3. What criticism does Konner make of the surgery that went on for three hours?

4. Where was Melvin Konner a medical student?

5. What was Konner's previous training in?

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