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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What researchers lived with an Amish family in Lancaster, Pennsylvania while studying at Yale?
(a) Dr. Janice Egeland.
(b) Dr. Neil Risch.
(c) Dr. Samuel Ross.
(d) Dr. Timothy Hutchins.

2. What is the name of the woman who, at the age of forty-five, relates her experiences in Chapter 2 in "Only One Mania" ?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Sara.
(d) Lauren.

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

4. How old was Patty when she stopped living with her managers?
(a) 12.
(b) 25.
(c) 18.
(d) 15.

5. Within how many weeks did lithium begin to work for Patty Duke?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Armenian-born psychiatrist dedicated to studying personality and mood disorders who is referred to in Chapter 2?

2. How low did Patty's weight get when she was anorexic?

3. Until what era was mental illness considered to be rooted in psychological trauma?

4. What is Patty's older sister's name?

5. Patty Duke's mother was one of how many children?

Short Essay Questions

1. When are patients typically diagnosed with bipolar depression?

2. What is Patty Duke's experience with psychotherapy?

3. What delusions did Patty Duke experience while manic?

4. When did Patty learn of the difficulties people face with the side effects of lithium? Has she suffered from them?

5. Discuss what cyclothymes is. How is this related to bipolar disorder?

6. Discuss the genetic findings for manic-depressive illness.

7. What are the similarities of manic depression and schizophrenia? What are the differences?

8. Who was Patty Duke's mother? What was the cause of her depression?

9. What does Patty remember of her mother as a child? Where was Patty relocated during her childhood?

10. What do doctors say regarding environmental elements contributing to manic depression?

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