2. What did the author's therapist prescribe her due to her nightmares from PTSD when she was diagnosed?
(a) Intuniv.
(b) Xanax.
(c) Lithium.
(d) Zoloft.

3. How is the term "asylum" defined by the Oxford English Dictionary (96)?
(a) "A place for patients with mental illness."
(b) "A place for medical treatment."
(c) "A place of haven or safety."
(d) "A place of involuntary holding."

4. When was the paper "On Being Sane in Insane Places" published?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1945.

5. Who directed A Beautiful Mind?
(a) Ron Howard.
(b) Roger Morton.
(c) David Lynch.
(d) Luc Besson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "CBT" refer to?

2. Who starred in the film A Beautiful Mind?

3. The author states in "On the Ward" that a 2012 study showed that the average stay in a psychiatric hospital is how long?

4. What is the name of the asylum that confines the worst villains of Batman lore?

5. Who wrote the paper "On Being Sane in Insane Places"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Payton Leutner stabbing. When did it take place and who was involved?

2. Why did the author contact the FBI regarding "John Doe"?

3. How did the Slender Man legend play into the stabbing of Payton Leutner?

4. How is the premise of the film Lucy described in "Reality, On-Screen"?

5. How does the author describe her first psychotic symptoms while in her senior year at Stanford?

6. What was the outcome in the trial regarding Payton Leutner's stabbing?

7. What is "EMDR"?

8. What did Jen Percy write in the book Demon Camp about the neurological consequences of trauma?

9. When did the author develop PTSD? What had caused it?

10. How did the author's literary tastes change when she developed PTSD?

(see the answer keys)

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