1. What term refers to a psychiatric disorder in which a person holds a delusion that a friend or family member has been replaced by an identical impostor?
(a) Trappers delusion.
(b) Cornwall delusion.
(c) Capgras delusion.
(d) Worden delusion.

2. How is the term "asylum" defined by the Oxford English Dictionary (96)?
(a) "A place for patients with mental illness."
(b) "A place of haven or safety."
(c) "A place of involuntary holding."
(d) "A place for medical treatment."

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

4. Since when has Megan's Law allowed the public to access sex offender registry information online?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2008.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2004.

5. What vintage antipsychotic did the author begin taking for her longest period of psychosis in 2013, according to her narrative in "Perdition Days"?
(a) Lamictal.
(b) Xanax.
(c) Lithium.
(d) Haldol.

Short Answer 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?

2. What California bill is discussed in "Toward a Pathology of the Possessed" relating to involuntary mental health treatment?

3. At what universities did the author study for her undergraduate degree?

4. What is the main setting of the novel Home?

5. How many cards are in an average Tarot deck?

(see the answer key)

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