View a FREE sample

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

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 percentage of the American adult population is afflicted with schizophrenia, according to the NIMH?
(a) 0.01%.
(b) 0.3%.
(c) 1.1%.
(d) 3.9%.

3. Where did the author earn her MFA in fiction?
(a) The University of Louisiana.
(b) Rutgers University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) The University of Michigan.

4. When did Eugen Bleuler coin the word "schizophrenia"?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1889.

5. What does "PDD" refer to?
(a) Pervasive developmental disorder.
(b) Prenatal developmental disorder.
(c) Post develepmental disorder.
(d) Petulant disability disorder.

6. What does "SOLVE" stand for?
(a) Station of Organized Learning for Virtual Experiences.
(b) Society for Open Language on Valid Experiences.
(c) Society of Licensed and Verified Experts.
(d) Sharing Our Lives, Voices, and Experiences.

7. Who claimed "We are our choices" (31)?
(a) Homer.
(b) Sartre.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Aristophanes.

8. Who published the article in Newsweek titled "How Colleges Flunk Mental Health" in 2014?
(a) Joan Didion.
(b) Andrew Solomon.
(c) Kay Redfield.
(d) Katie J. M. Baker.

9. When was the Strengthening Mental Health in Our Communities Act (HR 4574) passed?
(a) 2016.
(b) 2018.
(c) 2014.
(d) 2009.

10. When did the author first work for Camp Wish?
(a) 2007.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2001.

11. Where are the author's parents from?
(a) Thailand.
(b) Taiwan.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) India.

12. What sentence was delivered to the murderer of Malcoum Tate?
(a) 20 years.
(b) Life in a mental institution.
(c) Life in prison.
(d) 40 years.

13. When did Malcoum Tate's murderer die?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2011.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1994.

14. Where was the author born?
(a) Taiwan.
(b) Michigan.
(c) New York.
(d) California.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is NAMI's director of education, training, and peer support center that is quoted by the author in "Toward a Pathology of the Possessed" (34)?

2. How long did the jurors deliberate on the verdict of the Malcoum Tate murder before delivering a verdict for the accused?

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 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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 366 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample