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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which type of antidepressants inhibit the breakdown of serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine?
(a) SSRIs.
(b) Tricycles.
(c) Atypical.
(d) MAOIs.

2. ECT is associated with how many deaths?
(a) One in 100,000.
(b) One in 1,000.
(c) One in 100.
(d) One in 10,000.

3. Myrna Weissman is from what school?
(a) UCLA.
(b) Perdue.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Yale.

4. What kind of cancer does Solomon's mother have?
(a) Brain.
(b) Breast.
(c) Ovarian.
(d) Colon.

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

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

7. How often do patients usually meet with their therapists during psychoanalysis?
(a) Seven to nine hours a week.
(b) Ten to twelve hours a week.
(c) One to two hours a week.
(d) Four to five hours a week.

8. What disease is often a precursor to senility and Alzheimer's?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Depression.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Crohn's.

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

10. How many American children suffer from depression?
(a) 400,000.
(b) 2 million.
(c) 10 million.
(d) 900,000

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

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

13. What sort of surgery does Frank receive?
(a) Hemicraniectomy.
(b) Cingulotomy.
(c) Lobotomy.
(d) Craniotomy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With what drug does Solomon have a side effect where he cannot remain upright?

2. How does Betsy overcome her depression?

3. Where is Bert Hellinger from?

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

5. What are the most popular type of antidepressants?

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