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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. Who is one of the authors of the book Manic-Depressive Illness and an associate professor of psychiatry at John Hopkins University?

2. "Even when there are little to no side effects, anywhere from ___ to ___ percent of people stop taking their lithium."

3. When was the Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association founded?

4. An overdose of lithium can result in what?

5. What is another name for the drug Prozac?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What would happen in the fights between John Astin and Patty?

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

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

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

6. What is the argument regarding treatment for the creative manic depressant?

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

8. What did the psychiatrist and Patty disagree about regarding her manic "epiphany"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Patty Duke's marriages. To whom was she married, when, and for how long? How many children does she have?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the unique style in which A Brilliant Madness is written. What about this style lends a different perspective to the study of manic-depressive illness?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the excerpts of the book written by Patty Duke's best friend and by her husband. What portrait do these excerpts paint of the actress and author?

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