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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. According to a piece that the author cites from the New York Times in "The Choice of Children," a child of a parent who has bipolar disorder is how many times more likely to develop the disorder than a child of a parent who does not?
(a) 13 times more likely.
(b) 20 times more likely.
(c) 4 times more likely.
(d) 8 times more likely.

2. The author's trajectory as a fashion writer began in 2007 with a blog titled what?
(a) Fashion Avenue.
(b) Fashion for Writers.
(c) Seen on the Streets.
(d) Fashion Highway.

3. When was Malcoum Tate murdered?
(a) December 18, 1988.
(b) May 23, 1980.
(c) June 12, 1999.
(d) September 12, 1986.

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

5. Who wrote the book Blue Nights?
(a) Joan Didion.
(b) Katie J. M. Baker.
(c) Andrew Solomon.
(d) Kay Redfield.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act (HR 2646) passed?

2. When was the DSM-5 published by the APA?

3. What does "NAMI" stand for?

4. At what age did the author begin to read?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author support diagnosis in mental illness?

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

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

4. What was the first diagnosis the author received? How was she treated?

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

6. What is a "mixed episode"?

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

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

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

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

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