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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. What psychoanalyst defines "schizophrenic presence" as the psychodynamic experience of "being with [a schizophrenic] who has seemingly crossed over from the human world to the non-human environment" (3)?
(a) Ron Powers.
(b) Christopher Bollas.
(c) Don Rushing.
(d) Efrem Korngold.

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

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

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

5. Who wrote The Center Cannot Hold?
(a) Elyn Saks.
(b) Ron Powers.
(c) Don Rushing.
(d) Efrem Korngold.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the author diagnosed with bipolar disorder?

2. What anticonfulsant and mood stabilizer was the author first prescribed at the Yale Department of Mental Hygiene?

3. What does "SOLVE" stand for?

4. When was the author diagnosed with late-stage Lyme disease?

5. When was Malcoum Tate murdered?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author go into detail about her appearance and attire in "High-Functioning"?

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

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

4. What are the criteria for a diagnosis of schizophrenia?

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

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

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

8. How is "the Shakespeare Lady" described?

9. What article from Newsweek by Katie J. M. Baker in 2014 is discussed in the book? What is the premise of this article?

10. What conclusions did the author reach regarding the choice to have children or not? Why?

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