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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Since the invention of television, the average night's sleep has decreased by how much?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Thirty minutes.
(d) One hour.

2. John Greden is the director of the Mental Health Research Institute at what school?
(a) University of Michigan.
(b) University of Arizona.
(c) Ohio State University.
(d) Florida State University.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As a child, Solomon was teased because other boys thought he was what?

3. Depression is the leading cause of what in the U.S. and abroad in people over the age of 5?

4. How many main treatments for depression are there?

5. Who does Solomon give a lecture on during his breakdown?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the four groups of suicides.

2. Why are family members of suicide victims more likely to see suicide as an option for themselves?

3. Describe Solomon's experience with sexual identity.

4. Why is it thought that depressed people may have better judgment than healthy people?

5. What does Solomon believe about the definition of depression listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual used in Psychiatry?

6. What is correlations between severity of depression and likelihood of suicide?

7. How does Solomon use a metaphor about finding a hole in the ozone layer to finding depression among the indigent Americans?

8. What does Hippocrates believe about depression?

9. Why is Solomon's stage of half-recovery described in "Breakdowns" the most dangerous?

10. How does hypnosis help treat depression?

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