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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year was mental health legislation introduced?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1983.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1979.

2. Who does Solomon write about for this book?
(a) People he pities.
(b) People who need the most attention.
(c) People he admires.
(d) People he can relate to.

3. What does Representative Roukema's spouse do for a living?
(a) Psychiatrist.
(b) Software designer.
(c) Pharmacist.
(d) Police officer.

4. What mental illness does Paul Wellstone's brother suffer from?
(a) Anorexia.
(b) Bipolar disorder.
(c) Depression.
(d) Schizophrenia.

5. What university is Jeanne Miranda from?
(a) Oral Roberts.
(b) Brigham Young.
(c) Sarah Lawrence.
(d) Georgetown.

6. In Richard J. Davidson's work, how often does he take photos of the brain?
(a) Every half second.
(b) Every two and a half seconds.
(c) Every three minutes.
(d) Every eighty seconds.

7. Who is the executive director of the Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania?
(a) Andrew Goldstein.
(b) Lynn Rivers.
(c) Joe Rogers.
(d) Russel Weston.

8. What does Solomon believe humans face that contributes to depression?
(a) Threat of violence.
(b) Too many choices.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Impending death.

9. What is Angel's last name?
(a) Gibbons.
(b) Connor.
(c) Starky.
(d) Marcel.

10. What season do most suicides take place?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

11. How many major factors influence ideas surrounding depression?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

12. Veterans of what war make up a large part of the homeless population in the U.S.?
(a) The Cold War.
(b) WWII.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Desert Storm.

13. What does Solomon believe is the best indicator of recovery?
(a) Going weeks without crying.
(b) Stability in relationships.
(c) Being able to talk seriously about their problems.
(d) Sense of humor.

14. From whom do we get the first true description of psychoanalysis?
(a) Henry Maudsley.
(b) Emil Kraeplin.
(c) Karl Abraham.
(d) Adolf Meyer.

15. Ancient Greeks believed depression was caused by bile of what color?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. Depression is most closely tied to what feeling?

2. Who says, "Depressed people don't nag enough."?

3. The evolution of the condition of depression can be divided into how many stages?

4. What senator was the first to introduce mental health legislation?

5. In a study using video games, depressives could accurately give what information?

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