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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who proposes that women's depression comes from concern for their children?
(a) George Brown.
(b) Alex Tomlin.
(c) Susan Smith.
(d) Myrna Weissman.

2. During Solomon's breakdown, what event is he unable to attend?
(a) His mother's funeral.
(b) His best friend's graduation.
(c) His brother's wedding.
(d) His birthday party.

3. What portion of high school students have considered suicide?
(a) Over ninety percent.
(b) Over twenty percent.
(c) Over ten percent.
(d) Over fifty percent.

4. What type of drugs are known "club drugs"?
(a) Hallucinogens.
(b) Benzos.
(c) Opiates.
(d) Antidepressants.

5. What playwright is quoted at the beginning of Alternatives?
(a) Chekhov.
(b) Miller.
(c) Marlowe.
(d) Shakespeare.

6. What drug, which Solomon takes four times, helped him save a relationship once?
(a) Ecstasy.
(b) Special K.
(c) Xanax.
(d) Opium.

7. Depression is the leading cause of what in the U.S. and abroad in people over the age of 5?
(a) Disability.
(b) Hospitalization.
(c) Crime.
(d) Suicide.

8. At what age does Solomon first want to publish a novel?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Nine.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Three.

9. Solomon sites a study on what animal that showed the animal went psychotic without their mothers?
(a) Dolphins.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Rats.
(d) Monkeys.

10. What news does Solomon receive that makes him as sad as when his mother died?
(a) He gets fired from his job.
(b) His childhood friend dies.
(c) His sister's divorce.
(d) His analyst's retirement.

11. What is Phaly's last name?
(a) Noun.
(b) Tes.
(c) Rainsey.
(d) Soth.

12. As a child, Solomon was teased because other boys thought he was what?
(a) Gay.
(b) Too smart.
(c) Overweight.
(d) Depressed.

13. What is the name of the person Solomon meets who uses homeopathic remedies successfully?
(a) Angelica.
(b) Rhoda.
(c) Maria.
(d) Claudia.

14. What sort of men is Tina drawn to?
(a) Violent.
(b) Gloomy.
(c) Clingy.
(d) Humorous.

15. What depression model suggests that depression is sadness-feelings everyone has felt before, only on a more intense level?
(a) Categorical.
(b) Dimensional.
(c) Behavioral.
(d) Bargaining.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of adults with depression in the U.S., what percent are diagnosed correctly?

2. What percent of Americans suffer from depression?

3. Where is Bert Hellinger from?

4. What is a type of depression seen in the second half of the first year of life of children who are too often separated from their mothers?

5. Before his third breakdown, how many therapists did Solomon see in six weeks?

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