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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 Strengthening Mental Health in Our Communities Act (HR 4574) passed?
2. When was the author diagnosed with late-stage Lyme disease?
3. When was the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act (HR 2646) passed?
4. Where was the author born?
5. According to a piece that the author cites from the New York Times in "The Choice of Children," a child of a parent who has bipolar disorder is how many times more likely to develop the disorder than a child of a parent who does not?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is a "mixed episode"?
2. What book did the author's therapist recommend to her when she was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder? Why?
3. Who was Malcoum Tate and why does the author discuss him in the book?
4. Why does the author support diagnosis in mental illness?
5. Who was John Nash and why is he mentioned in the book?
6. How does the author describe the boy called Stuart at Camp Wish?
7. How is "the Shakespeare Lady" described?
8. What are the criteria for a diagnosis of schizophrenia?
9. What percentage of the American adult population are afflicted by the various schizophrenias?
10. How does the author describe her family history in regards to mental illness?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define and describe the Cotard delusion. What are the causes and symptoms of this delusion? How is it treated? How has it affected the author's life?
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 some of the societal misconceptions about schizophrenia that the author explores in the book. What are some misconceptions or beliefs about schizophrenia that you had prior to reading this book? How did the book change those perceptions? How have social perceptions of schizophrenia changed over the course of history?
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