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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. How is the term "asylum" defined by the Oxford English Dictionary (96)?
2. What word from the text is an adjective relating to or denoting the period between the appearance of initial symptoms and the full development of an outbreak?
3. What did the accused believe the Slender Man would do after they stabbed Peyton Leutner?
4. What kind of flowers did the author have featured in her wedding?
5. In the film Lucy, access to 20% of one's brain enables what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the Payton Leutner stabbing. When did it take place and who was involved?
2. How did the author's literary tastes change when she developed PTSD?
3. What is "EMDR"?
4. Why did the author contact the FBI regarding "John Doe"?
5. What is "CBT"?
6. How is the premise of the film Lucy described in "Reality, On-Screen"?
7. What did Jen Percy write in the book Demon Camp about the neurological consequences of trauma?
8. How does the author describe the term "asylum" and associations with that word in "On the Ward"?
9. What is the Slender Man?
10. What are the three major components of treatment for schizophrenics in psychiatric crisis, according to the American Psychiatric Association's Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Schizophrenia, second edition?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the topic of mental health and the criminal justice system. How many individuals are currently incarcerated in the U.S that suffer from mental illness? How do these individuals receive treatment? Is this system adequate? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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