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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. What is the name of the mother whose daughter convinced her to seek therapy and lithium changed her life?

2. Who is the author of the book, Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament?

3. An overdose of lithium can result in what?

4. Why couldn't John work as a screenwriter during one period of Patty's marriage?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Discuss anticonvulsants and neuroleptics.

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

6. Discuss the antidepressants discussed in Chapter 6.

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

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

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

10. What happens after hospitalization with bipolar patients?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symptoms of manic-depressive illness listed early in the book. Is it possible to diagnose the disease based solely on a checklist? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Patty's episode which led to John Astin taking her to his psychiatrist in the middle of the night. How did this lead to her eventual diagnosis?

Essay Topic 3

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

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