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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. All of the ______ medications are more effective for mania than against depression.
(a) Neuroleptic.
(b) Anticonfulsant.
(c) Antimaniaic.
(d) Antimiliant.

2. Who was John Astin's 12-year-old son who came to live with him and Patty?
(a) William.
(b) Jason.
(c) David.
(d) Michael.

3. In "A Marriage that Shattered," who is married to Larry?
(a) Emily.
(b) Amanda.
(c) Christel.
(d) Jessica.

4. What did Patty Duke also do with the docudrama she made for television?
(a) Operated the camera.
(b) Designed sound.
(c) Directed.
(d) Produced.

5. Who reportedly drank 16 double frozen daiquiris in one night?
(a) Dorothy Parker.
(b) James Conrad.
(c) Fitzgerald.
(d) Hemingway.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the president of the Manic-Depressive Illness Foundation?

2. Who played Patty's father in the television movie?

3. Who is the author of the book, Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament?

4. What did Patty often throw during her manic episodes?

5. Winston Churchill's biographer described him as what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the correlation between CEOs and manic depression?

2. What would happen in the fights between John Astin and Patty?

3. Discuss anticonvulsants and neuroleptics.

4. When is it necessary to hospitalize a bipolar patient?

5. What are the side effects associated with lithium?

6. What did the psychiatrist and Patty disagree about regarding her manic "epiphany"?

7. What pressures did Patty put on herself in her family life? How did these lead to episodes?

8. What are the effects of dealing with a parent with manic depression?

9. What happens after hospitalization with bipolar patients?

10. What led to Patty's depressions early in her marriage to John Astin?

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