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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 HBO documentary is cited in the book that centers on the stabbing of Payton Leutner?

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

3. When was the Microsoft Home CD-ROM version of the film Dinosaurs released?

4. In what school grade was the author when The NeverEnding Story was released?

5. Who wrote The Desire Map: A Guide to Creating Goals with Soul?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the author describe her obsession with The NeverEnding Story?

3. How did the author respond to watching the film Lucy?

4. What does "5150" refer to?

5. How did the Slender Man legend play into the stabbing of Payton Leutner?

6. What did Jen Percy write in the book Demon Camp about the neurological consequences of trauma?

7. Who wrote Ten Days in a Mad-House? What was this piece about?

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

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

10. What is the difference between a delusion and a hallucination?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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