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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "NAMI" stand for?
(a) National Accord for Mental Illness.
(b) National Association for Mental Illness.
(c) National Academy for Mental Illness.
(d) National Alliance on Mental Illness.

2. Who is the evolutionary geneticist and coauthor of the paper "Adaptive Evolution in Genes Defining Schizophrenia" that is cited by the author in "Diagnosis"?
(a) Christopher Bollas.
(b) Kay Redfield.
(c) Efrem Korngold.
(d) Steve Dorus.

3. Who developed the 12-session course called Family-to-Family for NAMI?
(a) Andrew Solomon.
(b) Christopher Bollas.
(c) Colleen Duewel.
(d) Joyce Burland.

4. For whom was Yale University named?
(a) Sandra Yale.
(b) Martin Yale.
(c) Ebenezer Yale.
(d) Elihu Yale.

5. What does the Greek root word "schizo" mean?
(a) Strong.
(b) Split.
(c) Delusion.
(d) Damaged.

6. In what month was the author born?
(a) June.
(b) July.
(c) September.
(d) May.

7. What does "RAISE" stand for?
(a) Recovery After an Initial Schizophrenia Episode.
(b) Reduced Associative Integrated Sequence Experience.
(c) Recovery Associated with Incapacitated Stoicism Exchange.
(d) Reflective Awareness of Intelligent Standards in Education.

8. When was the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act (HR 2646) passed?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2018.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2016.

9. When was the DSM-5 published by the APA?
(a) May, 2013.
(b) March, 2014.
(c) June, 2003.
(d) April, 2009.

10. What does the author assert having said attending a "prestigious university" was, in "High Functioning" (45)?
(a) "A signifier of knowledge."
(b) "A signifier of wealth."
(c) "A signifier of worth."
(d) "A signifier of sanity."

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

12. What word in the text refers to the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between independent elements?
(a) Manistatis.
(b) Homeostasis.
(c) Articulation.
(d) Matriculation.

13. When was Malcoum Tate diagnosed with schizophrenia?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1977.

14. What refers to the California law code for temporary, involuntary psychiatric commitment of individuals who present a danger to themselves or others?
(a) 3130.
(b) 2550.
(c) 4140.
(d) 5150.

15. How long did the jurors deliberate on the verdict of the Malcoum Tate murder before delivering a verdict for the accused?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 1 hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the Newsweek opinion piece titled "Charleston Massacre: Mental Illness Common Thread for Mass Shootings"?

2. What does "SOLVE" stand for?

3. Who wrote the book Blue Nights?

4. What drug does the author describe taking from 2013 to 2017 to keep her functioning without either delusions or hallucinations?

5. When did the author experience her first auditory hallucination?

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