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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what form of bipolar illness does Patty Duke suffer?
(a) Hypomania.
(b) Bipolar II.
(c) Bipolar I.
(d) Bipolar III.

2. Dr Elliot Gershon says that manic-depressive illness may have something to do with ________.
(a) Associative bipolarism.
(b) Acclimancy factor.
(c) Infancy risk.
(d) Assortative mating.

3. What did Patty Duke's father call her as a child?
(a) Anna.
(b) Pattycake.
(c) Anny-Boo.
(d) Ree-Ree.

4. When Patty was about 12, where was her mother living?
(a) Queens.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) New Jersey.

5. Whose research states that of the unipolar depressives who commit suicide most will have visited their doctor within the month?
(a) Dr. Frederick Wolverson.
(b) Dr. Emily Watson.
(c) Dr. George Murphy.
(d) Dr. Seymor J. Williams.

6. Who is the Armenian-born psychiatrist dedicated to studying personality and mood disorders who is referred to in Chapter 2?
(a) Dr. Steven Balantzian.
(b) Dr. Hagop S. Akiskal.
(c) Dr. Aing Skanil.
(d) Dr. Sarah Adkinson.

7. How many genes does a person have?
(a) 25,000-50,000.
(b) 150,000-200,000.
(c) 50,000-100,000.
(d) 100,000-200,000.

8. What is the term for depressions which are a normal response to a major trauma?
(a) Actuary depression.
(b) Reactive depression.
(c) Normal depression.
(d) Unipolar depression.

9. The increased risk of developing a mood disorder from having a first-degree relative who also has a mood disorder is how many times that of someone without that history?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 5.

10. Patty Duke says that one of the few, slight side effects she gets from the lithium is what?
(a) Hair loss.
(b) Weight gain.
(c) Tremors.
(d) Nausea.

11. In studies of twins where one identical twin had manic-depressive disorder, what is the percentage of cases where the other twin also developed it?
(a) 50.
(b) 90.
(c) 60.
(d) 80.

12. Who is the director of the U.S. Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration referred to in Chapter 2?
(a) Dr. Emily Franklin.
(b) Dr. Frederick K. Goodwin.
(c) Dr. Doris H. Rosenfeld.
(d) Dr. Frederick Wolverton.

13. Researchers believe that there is a link between the gene which may pass along traits of manic-depressive illness and what chromosome?
(a) X.
(b) Y.
(c) O.
(d) B.

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

15. Which of the forms of bipolar disorder is the most extreme?
(a) Bipolar III.
(b) Hypomania.
(c) Bipolar II.
(d) Bipolar I.

Short Answer Questions

1. What researcher from Yale University School of Medicine participated in the study from Jerusalem on genetic connections?

2. What did Patty Duke begin collecting after starting to take lithium?

3. For how many years did Patty Duke suffer severely with her illness before she was finally diagnosed as manic depressive?

4. In what neighborhood did Patty's parents grow up?

5. Who was the producer of The Patty Duke Show?

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