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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. Who wrote the book Demon Camp?

2. What term refers to the involuntary jerking motions of the face and limbs that are a result of taking first-generation antipsychotics?

3. Who wrote American Psychosis: How the Federal Government Destroyed the Mental Illness Treatment System?

4. In the film Lucy, access to 20% of one's brain enables what?

5. What does "EMDR" refer to in the context of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Cotard's delusion? How has it affected the author?

2. How does the author describe the term "asylum" and associations with that word in "On the Ward"?

3. How did the author's literary tastes change when she developed PTSD?

4. What treatment did the author's therapist recommend when she developed PTSD?

5. What does "5150" refer to?

6. What is Capgras delusion and how has it affected the author?

7. Describe the Payton Leutner stabbing. When did it take place and who was involved?

8. What is the Slender Man?

9. What is "CBT"?

10. How is the premise of the film Lucy described in "Reality, On-Screen"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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