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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. In what year was the book published upon which Patty's docudrama was based?

2. What is another name for the drug trazodone?

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

4. What is the name of the television movie Patty Duke made about her manic-depressive illness?

5. The doctor who discovered lithium's effects on mania originally suspected that what was the culprit for the disease?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss anticonvulsants and neuroleptics.

2. What did making Call Me Anna cause Patty to see about manic depression and its effects on acting?

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

4. What are the side effects associated with lithium?

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

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

7. Discuss alcoholism and writers as discussed in the text.

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

9. What happens after hospitalization with bipolar patients?

10. In Chapter 10, the relationships between spouses with manic depression are discussed. Describe these.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the different forms of manic-depressive illness detailed in the text. What are they, what are their symptoms, and how are they differentiated from one another?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Patty Duke's relationship with her children. How has this relationship evolved since her diagnosis?

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