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

2. Who adapted the screenplay for the television docudrama on Patty's life?

3. In what year was lithium's effects on mania discovered?

4. Which composer wrote that he wished "the earth were a shell filled with gunpowder, to which I would put a match for my diversion"?

5. Where was it that Patty's best friend lived across the street from her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to Patty overcoming her fear of death?

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

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

4. What are the side effects associated with lithium?

5. Discuss anticonvulsants and neuroleptics.

6. What does Dr. Jamison believe doctors should do when treating the artist?

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

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

9. Discuss the antidepressants discussed in Chapter 6.

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

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 spectrum of drugs other than lithium which are used in the treatment of manic-depressive illness.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Patty Duke's descriptions of her frequent hospitalizations throughout her life. Which, if any, of these were helpful?

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