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

2. How does Konner characterize the other medical students?
(a) Burly.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Imposing.
(d) Naïve.

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

4. How does Konner characterize the anesthesiologist?
(a) Weak and fussy.
(b) Witty and detached.
(c) Irritable and judgmental.
(d) Aggressive and combative.

5. What criticism does Konner make of the surgery that went on for three hours?
(a) The procedure was merely cosmetic.
(b) It could have been finished much sooner.
(c) The patient should not have been operated on.
(d) The surgeon made mistakes even he could recognize.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Konner distressed by the first part of the National Medical Board Examinations?

2. What feelings in the doctors does Konner say he understood after spending time with long-term incurable patients?

3. What did the surgeon order Konner to get rid of because it would be useless?

4. What did Konner think was unrealistic about the doctor he saw on TV?

5. How long does Konner say it took for the motorcycle accident victim to recover enough to be transferred to O.R.?

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