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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 did the author first work for Camp Wish?
2. What term refers to a psychiatric disorder in which a person holds a delusion that a friend or family member has been replaced by an identical impostor?
3. When did Malcoum Tate's murderer die?
4. What does the Greek root word "schizo" mean?
5. When did the author leave Yale for good?
Short Essay Questions
1. What book did the author's therapist recommend to her when she was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder? Why?
2. What conclusions did the author reach regarding the choice to have children or not? Why?
3. What is Camp Wish and how was the author involved with it?
4. How did the author's mother regard the instances of mental health problems in her family?
5. What is the DSM and why is it important?
6. What is the California Assembly Bill No. 1421? Why is it significant?
7. Who was John Nash and why is he mentioned in the book?
8. Why does the author discuss the film The Exorcist in the book?
9. How does the author describe her family history in regards to mental illness?
10. What was the first diagnosis the author received? How was she treated?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the narrative style and structure of The Collected Schizophrenias. How conversational is the narrative? How does it change from one essay to the next? How are the essays ordered, and why are they ordered this way?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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