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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 does "anhedonia" mean?
2. When did the author leave Yale for good?
3. What is the percentage chance of identical twins both developing schizophrenia despite their shared genes, according to seminal twin studies in the 1960s?
4. When did Margaret Holloway (the "Shakespeare Lady") graduate from Yale School of Drama?
5. What California bill is discussed in "Toward a Pathology of the Possessed" relating to involuntary mental health treatment?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the author support diagnosis in mental illness?
2. When was the term "schizophrenia" coined and what are its root words?
3. How does the author describe her family history in regards to mental illness?
4. What book did the author's therapist recommend to her when she was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder? Why?
5. What article from Newsweek by Katie J. M. Baker in 2014 is discussed in the book? What is the premise of this article?
6. Where did the author attend college? What degrees did she earn?
7. Who was John Nash and why is he mentioned in the book?
8. What is the DSM and why is it important?
9. How does the author describe schizoaffective disorder?
10. How is "the Shakespeare Lady" described?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the issues with mental health in higher education. What resources are available to students suffering from mental health crises? How do the schools respond to mental health issues in students? How does this vary from institution to institution?
Essay Topic 2
Define and discuss post-traumatic stress disorder. What are the symptoms of this disorder? How is it diagnosed? How is it treated? What is the prognosis for someone with PTSD? How has PTSD affected the author?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the story of the Slender Man and the Payton Leutner stabbing. Why does the author reference this story in the book? How does she relate to the stabbing and the obsession with Slender Man? What was the outcome of the trial?
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