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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. How did Patty Duke feel when she was diagnosed with manic depressive illness?

2. Duke writes in Chapter 1 that as her episodes increased with frequency they also increased with what?

3. How old was Patty's father when he died?

4. Who is the director of the U.S. Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration referred to in Chapter 2?

5. What is Patty's brother's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What delusions did Patty Duke experience while manic?

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

3. Describe Patty Duke's father.

4. Describe Bipolar II.

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

6. What is unipolar depression? What are its symptoms?

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

8. What is Bipolar I? What are the symptoms?

9. When did Patty's symptoms appear in her life? What were they?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss schizophrenia. What are the origins of schizophrenia? How can it resemble manic depression? How does it differ?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the drug lithium. What are Patty Duke's experiences with the drug? How was it discovered? Where is it found in nature?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of genetics in diagnosing manic depression. What have scientists found to relate manic depression to a genetic link?

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