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

2. How long does the camp at Camp Wish last?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 9 days.

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

4. When did the author experience her first auditory hallucination?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2003.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the judge that presided over the Malcoum Tate murder trial?

2. When did the author first work for Camp Wish?

3. What term refers to a psychiatric disorder in which a person holds a delusion that a friend or family member has been replaced by an identical impostor?

4. What California bill is discussed in "Toward a Pathology of the Possessed" relating to involuntary mental health treatment?

5. Who are the authors of Beyond Heaven and Earth: A Guide to Chinese Medicine?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where did the author attend college? What degrees did she earn?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What book did the author's therapist recommend to her when she was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder? Why?

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