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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. Which of the following is a neuroleptic drug?

2. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors fell out of favor because they induced what?

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

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

5. Who reportedly drank 16 double frozen daiquiris in one night?

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 would happen in the fights between John Astin and Patty?

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

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

6. What can be the result of siblings coping with someone with manic depression?

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

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

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

10. What are the side effects associated with lithium?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the drug lithium. What are Patty Duke's experiences with the drug? How was it discovered? Where is it found in nature?

Essay Topic 3

In examining a patient's family, what indicators point to the possibility of manic depression as a diagnosis?

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