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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Who Gets Manic-Depressive Illness?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much older is Patty's sister than her?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 years.

2. Like manic-depressive illness, _______ usually begins late in adolescence and early adulthood and shares similar full-blown psychotic symptoms.
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Unipolar depression.
(c) Cyclythymes.
(d) Borderline personality disorder.

3. How old was Patty's father when he died?
(a) 45.
(b) 50.
(c) 52.
(d) 60

4. How old was Patty when her parents split up?
(a) Six.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

5. In 1985, Dr. Akiskal reported results of a study on how many children or younger siblings of adult bipolar patients?
(a) 100.
(b) 68.
(c) 60.
(d) 75.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time the book was written, the Amish study was continuing covering how many subjects from 11 families?

2. In what year did Patty's parent's marry?

3. Patty duke writes, "____ was the most oppressive thing about living with the Rosses."

4. What percentage of unipolar depressives will eventually commit suicide?

5. Which of the forms of bipolar disorder is the most extreme?

(see the answer key)

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