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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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?
(a) The pancreas and brain.
(b) The spleen and liver.
(c) The kidneys and liver.
(d) The heart and uterus.

3. What is the percentage chance of identical twins both developing schizophrenia despite their shared genes, according to seminal twin studies in the 1960s?
(a) 40-50%.
(b) 30-40%.
(c) 20-30%.
(d) 60-70%.

4. 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)?
(a) Christopher Bollas.
(b) Colleen Duewel.
(c) Joyce Burland.
(d) Efrem Korngold.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the book No One Cares about Crazy People?

2. Who wrote The Center Cannot Hold?

3. When was the author diagnosed with bipolar disorder?

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

5. What does "NAMI" stand for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the author's mother regard the instances of mental health problems in her family?

2. What percentage of the American adult population are afflicted by the various schizophrenias?

3. What is the DSM and why is it important?

4. Why does the author discuss the film The Exorcist in the book?

5. When was the term "schizophrenia" coined and what are its root words?

6. How does the author describe the boy called Stuart at Camp Wish?

7. Who was Malcoum Tate and why does the author discuss him in the book?

8. What is the California Assembly Bill No. 1421? Why is it significant?

9. Who was John Nash and why is he mentioned in the book?

10. What is Camp Wish and how was the author involved with it?

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