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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Men synthesize serotonin how much faster than women?
(a) Thirty-five percent.
(b) Fifty percent.
(c) Ten percent.
(d) Eighty percent.

2. What is Prudent's race?
(a) African-American.
(b) Asian.
(c) Caucasian.
(d) American Indian.

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

4. Where was eye movement desensitization and reprocessing first used?
(a) Canada.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Japan.

5. What talking therapy teaches the patient objectivity?
(a) Objective therapy.
(b) Cognitive-behavioral therapy.
(c) Group therapy.
(d) Interpersonal therapy.

6. A civil war in what country resulted in 20 percent of the population dying?
(a) The United States.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Cambodia.

7. How old is Tina when is has her first breakdown?
(a) 22.
(b) 19.
(c) 11.
(d) 16.

8. What plant is used to help with depression?
(a) Rosemary.
(b) Wormwood.
(c) Catnip.
(d) St. John's wort.

9. What happened with Solomon's girlfriend that leaves him with a feeling of loss?
(a) She has an abortion.
(b) She dies.
(c) She cheats on him.
(d) She moves to Asia.

10. What type of therapy does Gerald Klerman formulate?
(a) Activity therapy.
(b) Group therapy.
(c) Cognitive-behavioral therapy.
(d) Interpersonal therapy.

11. What percent of depressed people commit suicide as a result?
(a) Twenty-five to thirty.
(b) Ten to twenty.
(c) Two to four.
(d) Eight to twleve.

12. How many symptoms of depression does the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual list?
(a) Five.
(b) Nine.
(c) Twleve.
(d) Twenty.

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

14. What is the average age of depression sufferers?
(a) Thirty-nine.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Sixty-four.
(d) Twenty-six.

15. What drug does Solomon's great aunt take for her depression?
(a) Valium.
(b) Xanax.
(c) Prozac.
(d) Celexa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Solomon sites a study on what animal that showed the animal went psychotic without their mothers?

2. How much more likely are women to be depressed than men?

3. What medical problem does Solomon develop after his first book comes out?

4. ECT is associated with how many deaths?

5. What year does Solomon's mother die?

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