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

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

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

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

5. What is the name of the group that takes people on trips of physical exertion, teaching toughness of mind?
(a) Outward Bound.
(b) Upward Bound.
(c) Inward Bound.
(d) Homeward Bound.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the text, marijuana has been known to affect what?

2. What disease is often a precursor to senility and Alzheimer's?

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

4. Solomon says life is full of what from the beginning?

5. What portion of high school students have considered suicide?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Politics, what does Solomon implore his readers to do?

2. Why are the elderly often under treated for depression?

3. What is the focus on the subject of mental illness in the House of Representatives?

4. How was mental illness viewed in the Middle Ages?

5. Describe the four groups of suicides.

6. Why is a depressive more likely to become addicted to alcohol than a person who is not depressed?

7. How does the brain adapt to change?

8. What are the major factors that influence ideas surrounding depression?

9. What effect can a mother's depression have on her kids?

10. Why would it make evolutionary sense for women to be sensitive to loss?

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