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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. Duke writes, "I don't take it lightly when I say there are moments in the theater that are to me a ______ experience."

2. What is the name of Patty's current husband?

3. Who was Patty Duke's character's teacher in The Miracle Worker?

4. Where did Akiskal study 750 psychiatric patients looking for a link between creativity and manic depression?

5. Who was the associate producer of Patty's television docudrama?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the antidepressants discussed in Chapter 6.

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

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

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

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

6. What is the correlation between CEOs and manic depression?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of psychotherapy in treating manic-depressive illness. How helpful is it?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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