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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. When was the film The Exorcist released?

2. Who was the camper at Camp Wish that the author served as personal minder to after he had experienced bullying in his cabin?

3. What does "NAMI" stand for?

4. What percentage of the American adult population is afflicted with schizophrenia, according to the NIMH?

5. When was the DSM-5 published by the APA?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What percentage of the American adult population are afflicted by the various schizophrenias?

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

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

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

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

7. How is "the Shakespeare Lady" described?

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

9. How did the author's mother regard the instances of mental health problems in her family?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the debate of involuntary institutionalization that is presented by the author in the book. What is the author's stance on involuntary hospitalization? What is your stance on this subject? Why do you feel this way?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss some of the limitations of Western Medicine that the author explores in the book. In what ways is psychiatry an imperfect science? How has it and how can it improve? What alternatives has the author turned to and why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's achievements and the connection of those achievements to her diagnosis. Where did Wang attend college? What did she study? What degrees and awards has she earned? How does she associate these achievements with her struggles with mental illness?

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