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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 NIMH, what percent of the American population is diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder?
(a) 0.3%.
(b) 0.01%.
(c) 1.1%.
(d) 3.9%.

2. Who wrote the memoir Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things?
(a) Joan Didion.
(b) Jenny Lawson.
(c) Katie J. M. Baker.
(d) Andrew Solomon.

3. What psychoanalyst defines "schizophrenic presence" as the psychodynamic experience of "being with [a schizophrenic] who has seemingly crossed over from the human world to the non-human environment" (3)?
(a) Ron Powers.
(b) Don Rushing.
(c) Efrem Korngold.
(d) Christopher Bollas.

4. When was the College of William and Mary established?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1693.
(c) 1754.
(d) 1823.

5. Who are the authors of Beyond Heaven and Earth: A Guide to Chinese Medicine?
(a) William Kitchner and Maria Salvas.
(b) Harriet Beinfeld and Efrem Korngold.
(c) Ron Powers and Elyn Saks.
(d) Christopher Bollas and James Ross.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author asserts that while depression is often compared to diabetes, schizophrenia is compared to what disorder?

2. Where did the author earn her MFA in fiction?

3. What refers to the California law code for temporary, involuntary psychiatric commitment of individuals who present a danger to themselves or others?

4. When was Malcoum Tate diagnosed with schizophrenia?

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

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