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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. Who is an example in Chapter 10 that saw signs of manic depression in her married son?
(a) Alicia.
(b) Marjorie.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Susan.

2. What did Patty often throw during her manic episodes?
(a) Her shoes.
(b) Her jewelry.
(c) Her Oscar.
(d) Her wigs.

3. Who, along with Rose Kurland, founded the Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association?
(a) Marilyn Weiss.
(b) Sarah Strawman.
(c) Andrew Mathews.
(d) Johnathan Williams.

4. An overdose of lithium can result in what?
(a) Mania.
(b) Death.
(c) Depression.
(d) Catatonia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Patty Duke make her television movie about her manic-depressive illness?

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

3. In the story about siblings dealing with manic depression, who is Judd's sister?

4. Who is the Italian psychiatrist who wrote Man of Genius?

5. When were monoamine oxidase inhibitors ushered into the antidepressant era?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the antidepressants discussed in Chapter 6.

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

3. What concerns doctors in discussing manic depression and creativity?

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

5. What is lithium? How did it come to be discovered?

6. Discuss the effects of parents who pass on manic-depression to their children.

7. What was Patty's experience like in making Call Me Anna?

8. Describe the concert presented by Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison. Who was featured?

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

10. What does Patty Duke conclude regarding talent and manic depression?

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