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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the third book Patty is writing and says she's doing research for?

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

3. What is the term for "mild ups and downs"?

4. Patty Duke's panic attacks became very clear to her around what age?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When are patients typically diagnosed with bipolar depression?

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

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

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

5. Discuss Patty's experience with the Rosses.

6. How can doctors distinguish between unipolar and bipolar depression?

7. Discuss the study performed on the Amish regarding manic depression.

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

9. Describe Bipolar II.

10. What caused Patty's panic attacks as a child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theory of personality types and their predisposition toward manic-depressive illness. What are the types and how can they be indicators?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the symptoms of manic-depressive illness listed early in the book. Is it possible to diagnose the disease based solely on a checklist? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of psychotherapy in treating manic-depressive illness. How helpful is it?

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