An Unquiet Mind Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 103 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

An Unquiet Mind Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 103 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 does Jamison say is the one regret of her life?

2. What does Jamison say could lead to death?

3. What did one psychiatrist tell Jamison never to have?

4. What kind of book does the Englishman give Jamison?

5. What does Jamison say can often often accompany manic depression?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jamison encouraged by a presentation at the end of chapter 11?

2. Why has Jamison never had children?

3. What does Jamison remember about her mood swings?

4. What research is James Watson doing regarding the cause of mental illness?

5. How does Jamison react to David's death?

6. What is Jamison's view on the use of slang to describe people with mental illness?

7. What question does Jamison pose at the beginning of chapter 14?

8. How could revealing her illness affect her personal life?

9. How does Jamison benefit when her psychiatrist lowers her dosage level?

10. Why was Jamison reluctant to openly discuss her illness?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What major events had a profound affect on Jamison's life and how did they change her? What does Jamison still have to learn by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Examine manic depressive illness as described in the book.

1) What does Jamison feel during a manic episode?

2) What does Jamison suffer during a depressive episode?

3) Define stable state of mind?

Essay Topic 3

Write a 500-word essay revolving around one of the following statements:

1) By connecting manic depression to creativity there is a danger Jamison could romanticize the illness.

2) Jamison's recovery from her illness occurred at a time when most people begin to develop emotional maturity.

3) Jamison is often too subjective and fails to address the fact medication may not benefit everybody.

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