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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. Patty Duke's panic attacks almost always revolved around what?
(a) The death of others.
(b) Her own death.
(c) Being left alone.
(d) Being on subways.

2. Who was the producer of The Patty Duke Show?
(a) Jeremy Robinson.
(b) Bob Sweeney.
(c) Michael Feinstein.
(d) William Anderson.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In a 1969-research project at Washington University in St. Louis, researchers found that in two families, everyone that was ______ was also manic-depressive.

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

3. What kind of hat did Patty's father almost always wear?

4. What is the one side effect that irritates Patty Duke in others, which she has not experienced from the drug?

5. How old was Patty when her parents split up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led up to the manic episode which led to Patty's first marriage?

2. What delusions did Patty Duke experience while manic?

3. What is the scientific analysis of the roots of manic depression in individuals?

4. How did Patty Duke feel when she was diagnosed bipolar?

5. How did Patty approach her diagnosis with her children, given the genetic factors? What was their reaction?

6. When are patients typically diagnosed with bipolar depression?

7. Why didn't Patty's husbands commit her to hospitals? What was her experience when she was institutionalized?

8. Describe the three personality types discussed by Dr. Akiskal in Chapter 4.

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

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

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