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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Russian word "gibel" synonymous with, according to the author in "Diagnosis" (3)?

2. Who wrote the book Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity?

3. What word in the text refers to the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between independent elements?

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

5. When did Margaret Holloway (the "Shakespeare Lady") graduate from Yale School of Drama?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is a "mixed episode"?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does the author describe schizoaffective disorder?

9. How does the author describe the different perceptions of depression and schizophrenia in the book?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the mental health crisis in the United States today and the different outlooks there are for improving it. What are some of the greatest problems we face? How do you think these problems should be best addressed? What are the major conflicts in resolving these issues?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss ways in which literature, film, television, and other forms of entertainment can affect a person with schizophrenia. What are some examples the author offers of her own triggers from films or books? How was she affected? How did she overcome these instances?

Essay Topic 3

How do schizophrenia and bipolar disorder differ? How are they similar? What led to the author's diagnosis of each and what changed those diagnoses? How do the stigmas of these disorders relate?

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