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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. Where does Patty's brother live?

2. When was the Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association founded?

3. Patty Duke writes, "The tendency to _______ is something we've been doing for too long when it comes to manic depression."

4. The doctor who discovered lithium's effects on mania originally suspected that what was the culprit for the disease?

5. What is one indicator of oncoming manias?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What "gift" does Patty Duke conclude she gained from her illness?

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

4. In Chapter 10, the relationships between spouses with manic depression are discussed. Describe these.

5. Discuss alcoholism and writers as discussed in the text.

6. Discuss the antidepressants discussed in Chapter 6.

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

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

9. What can be the result of siblings coping with someone with manic depression?

10. What did making Call Me Anna cause Patty to see about manic depression and its effects on acting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In examining a patient's family, what indicators point to the possibility of manic depression as a diagnosis?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Patty Duke's relationship with her children. How has this relationship evolved since her diagnosis?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Patty Duke's descriptions of her frequent hospitalizations throughout her life. Which, if any, of these were helpful?

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