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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 anticonfulsant and mood stabilizer was the author first prescribed at the Yale Department of Mental Hygiene?
2. Who is the evolutionary geneticist and coauthor of the paper "Adaptive Evolution in Genes Defining Schizophrenia" that is cited by the author in "Diagnosis"?
3. Who developed the 12-session course called Family-to-Family for NAMI?
4. Who shot Malcoum Tate?
5. When did the author leave Yale for good?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the DSM and why is it important?
2. Where did the author attend college? What degrees did she earn?
3. What is the California Assembly Bill No. 1421? Why is it significant?
4. How is "the Shakespeare Lady" described?
5. What are the criteria for a diagnosis of schizophrenia?
6. Why does the author discuss the film The Exorcist in the book?
7. What article from Newsweek by Katie J. M. Baker in 2014 is discussed in the book? What is the premise of this article?
8. Who was Malcoum Tate and why does the author discuss him in the book?
9. Why does the author support diagnosis in mental illness?
10. When was the term "schizophrenia" coined and what are its root words?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of mental illness and family relationships in The Collected Schizophrenias. What are some of the examples presented by the author in her exploration of this topic? How does she regard her own family relationships? What have been her greatest struggles in those relationships?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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