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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Diagnosis" - "Toward a Pathology of the Possessed".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did the author begin to read?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

2. At what universities did the author study for her undergraduate degree?
(a) Harvard and Princeton.
(b) Princeton and Yale.
(c) Yale and Stanford.
(d) Harvard and Yale.

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

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

5. What does "anhedonia" mean?
(a) Loss of blood.
(b) Loss of interest or pleasure.
(c) Fainting spell.
(d) Loss of cognitive function.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Eugen Bleuler coin the word "schizophrenia"?

2. 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?

3. When was the film The Exorcist released?

4. Who is the evolutionary geneticist and coauthor of the paper "Adaptive Evolution in Genes Defining Schizophrenia" that is cited by the author in "Diagnosis"?

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

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