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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "High Functioning" - "The Choice of Children".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, the ancient Egyptians described a condition similar to schizophrenia that was attributed to the dangerous influence of poison where in the body?
(a) The kidneys and liver.
(b) The pancreas and brain.
(c) The heart and uterus.
(d) The spleen and liver.

2. What was the total NIMH budget for programs designed to address psychosis and treatment in 2017?
(a) $23.2 million.
(b) $12.5 million.
(c) $15.5 million.
(d) $5.6 million.

3. Who wrote the book Blue Nights?
(a) Katie J. M. Baker.
(b) Kay Redfield.
(c) Joan Didion.
(d) Andrew Solomon.

4. Who wrote the book Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity?
(a) Efrem Korngold.
(b) Lothell Tate.
(c) Christopher Bollas.
(d) Andrew Solomon.

5. When did Emil Kraepelin pinpoint the disorder he called "dementia praecox"?
(a) 1884.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1893.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times was Malcoum Tate shot?

2. According to a piece that the author cites from the New York Times in "The Choice of Children," a child of a parent who has bipolar disorder is how many times more likely to develop the disorder than a child of a parent who does not?

3. When was the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act (HR 2646) passed?

4. When did the author leave Yale for good?

5. What percentage of the American adult population is afflicted with schizophrenia, according to the NIMH?

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