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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Families Suffer and Learn.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a study in Belgium, what percent of birth parents whose adopted children had manic depression had a history of mood disorders?
(a) 31.
(b) 25.
(c) 50.
(d) 42.

2. What is one indicator of oncoming manias?
(a) Hyperventilation.
(b) Decreased sex drive.
(c) Increased sex drive.
(d) Fevers and sweats.

3. In the story about siblings dealing with manic depression, who is Judd's sister?
(a) Arlene.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Doris.
(d) Ronna.

4. Researchers in Washington D.C. were studying how many patients whose depressions started in the spring and ended in the fall?
(a) 20.
(b) 12.
(c) 60.
(d) 18.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Wall Street trader testified in court that his manic-depressive illness led to his making bad business decisions?

2. Who, along with Rose Kurland, founded the Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association?

3. Who was Patty Duke's character's teacher in The Miracle Worker?

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

5. What often happens to families in which there is a manic-depressive child?

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