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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a type of depression seen in the second half of the first year of life of children who are too often separated from their mothers?

2. What kind of job does Jaime have?

3. Where is Solomon traveling when he has his first small breakdown?

4. What type of therapy does Gerald Klerman formulate?

5. What are the most common addictive substances?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role do diet and exercise play in treating depression?

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

3. Why is it important for people on medications to remain on them and not cycle on and off?

4. What affect does Solomon think having too many choices has on humans?

5. Why does Solomon wish to end his life passively?

6. Why is the fear of grief an important feelings for humans to feel?

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

8. Why would some antidepressants actually increase the likelihood of suicide?

9. What is Bert Hellinger's treatment for depression?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the correlation between the severity of one's depression and the likelihood that they will commit suicide. What are factors that can be attributed to the likelihood of suicide?

Essay Topic 2

Explore the role of Phaly Noun in the book. Why is her story relevant to Solomon's overview of depression? What does Solomon seem to admire about her?

Essay Topic 3

How might depression have served a purpose in pre-human times? Cite three theories that evolutionists have come up with in regards to depression. What does Solomon make of these theories? Do these theories sound likely?

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