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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often does ECT have a significant impact?
(a) 100 percent of the time.
(b) 75 to 90 percent of the time.
(c) 15 to 20 percent of the time.
(d) 30 to 50 percent of the time.

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

3. What sport does Prudent take up?
(a) Martial arts.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Hockey.
(d) Golf.

4. What does Solomon say is the most important treatment for depression?
(a) Talking therapy.
(b) Belief.
(c) Faith.
(d) Antidepressants.

5. Who discovered seasonal affective disorder?
(a) Norman Rosenthal.
(b) Claudia Weaver.
(c) Frank Rusakoff.
(d) Bert Hellinger.

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

7. How old is Solomon when his mother is diagnosed with cancer?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Thirty.

8. Where is Bert Hellinger from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Austria.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Greece.

9. What kind of place does Phaly open?
(a) Church.
(b) Orphanage.
(c) Hospital.
(d) Restaurant.

10. Where is Solomon traveling when he has his first small breakdown?
(a) Australia.
(b) Asia.
(c) Africa.
(d) Europe.

11. With what drug does Solomon have a side effect where he cannot remain upright?
(a) Prozac.
(b) Navine.
(c) Zoloft.
(d) Xanax.

12. What medicine helps Frank?
(a) Zoloft.
(b) Percocet.
(c) Zyprexa.
(d) Prozac.

13. How many main treatments for depression are there?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

14. How much weight has Solomon lost by December of 1994?
(a) Five pounds.
(b) Twenty pounds.
(c) Fifteen pounds.
(d) Thirty pounds.

15. Which drugs can help fight anxiety?
(a) Hallucinogens.
(b) Benzos.
(c) Depressants.
(d) Opiates.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When taking antidepressants, how long does it take to see noticeable results?

3. What edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual used in Psychiatry does Solomon site?

4. What playwright is quoted at the beginning of Alternatives?

5. What is the biggest deterrent for people to not become addicted?

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