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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 the controversial former Prime Minister of Israel referred to in Chapter 8?

2. What is Patty Duke's middle son's name?

3. From what play comes the line, "The lunatic, the lover, and the poet, are of imagination all compact"?

4. Who is the mother of Ellen, who in high school developed manic depression?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Patty's biggest regret about her behavior before she was diagnosed?

2. What are the side effects associated with lithium?

3. What concerns doctors in discussing manic depression and creativity?

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

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

6. What "gift" does Patty Duke conclude she gained from her illness?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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