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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. For how many years did Patty Duke suffer severely with her illness before she was finally diagnosed as manic depressive?

2. At the time the book was written, the Amish study was continuing covering how many subjects from 11 families?

3. How many pills of lithium does Patty Duke take per day?

4. What ex-boyfriend of Patty's did she indirectly apologize to, by way of siblings or friends?

5. What researcher from Yale University School of Medicine participated in the study from Jerusalem on genetic connections?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the similarities of manic depression and schizophrenia? What are the differences?

2. What is the scientific analysis of the roots of manic depression in individuals?

3. When are patients typically diagnosed with bipolar depression?

4. How did Patty approach her diagnosis with her children, given the genetic factors? What was their reaction?

5. What is unipolar depression? What are its symptoms?

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

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

8. What did psychotherapy help Patty learn to deal with once she was stabilized with medication?

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

10. Describe Patty Duke's father.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of psychotherapy in treating manic-depressive illness. How helpful is it?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss unipolar depression, its types, and its differences from bipolar depression. When is medication necessary, and what kind is used in treatment?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the unique style in which A Brilliant Madness is written. What about this style lends a different perspective to the study of manic-depressive illness?

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