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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 Wall Street trader testified in court that his manic-depressive illness led to his making bad business decisions?

2. Who was the seventh-century commander-in-chief and Lord Protector of England?

3. What is the married son's name whose mother saw the signs of his oncoming manic depression in Chapter 10?

4. Where does Patty's brother live?

5. Who is the Stanley Harris Senior Professor and chairman of the department of psychiatry at Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the effects of dealing with a parent with manic depression?

2. What are the side effects associated with lithium?

3. When is it necessary to hospitalize a bipolar patient?

4. What is lithium? How did it come to be discovered?

5. What led to Patty's depressions early in her marriage to John Astin?

6. What happens after hospitalization with bipolar patients?

7. What does Patty Duke conclude regarding talent and manic depression?

8. What pressures did Patty put on herself in her family life? How did these lead to episodes?

9. What led to Patty overcoming her fear of death?

10. What is the correlation between CEOs and manic depression?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of genetics in diagnosing manic depression. What have scientists found to relate manic depression to a genetic link?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the excerpts of the book written by Patty Duke's best friend and by her husband. What portrait do these excerpts paint of the actress and author?

Essay Topic 3

What are the methods of diagnosing and treating children who are at risk or who show predisposition toward bipolar disorder?

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