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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In studies of twins where one identical twin had manic-depressive disorder, what is the percentage of cases where the other twin also developed it?
(a) 80.
(b) 90.
(c) 50.
(d) 60.

2. Who was the sister who raised Patty Duke's mother?
(a) Eleanor.
(b) Gertrude.
(c) Lizzie.
(d) Sarah.

3. Patty writes, "I believe that ______ is counterproductive, so in an almost selfish way it was important for me to forgive."
(a) Rage.
(b) Misery.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Bitterness.

4. Patty claims she doesn't like to do what to prove she can act?
(a) Perform.
(b) Meet casting agents.
(c) Audition.
(d) Take lunches.

5. More than ten million people a year in the United States alone complain of symptoms of what?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Bipolar depression.
(c) Unipolar depression.
(d) Reactive depression.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what neighborhood did Patty's parents grow up?

2. What is the name of the forty-two-year-old mother of two who voluntarily participated in the study for winter depression?

3. Who is the Armenian-born psychiatrist dedicated to studying personality and mood disorders who is referred to in Chapter 2?

4. Dr Elliot Gershon says that manic-depressive illness may have something to do with ________.

5. What is the term for "mild ups and downs"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Patty remember of her mother as a child? Where was Patty relocated during her childhood?

2. When did Patty's symptoms appear in her life? What were they?

3. How did Patty come to forgive her parents?

4. Describe the three personality types discussed by Dr. Akiskal in Chapter 4.

5. Describe Patty Duke's father.

6. When did Patty learn of the difficulties people face with the side effects of lithium? Has she suffered from them?

7. What side effect of lithium causes a strong reaction to Patty Duke when hearing of it?

8. What do doctors say regarding environmental elements contributing to manic depression?

9. Discuss the genetic findings for manic-depressive illness.

10. What caused Patty's panic attacks as a child?

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