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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 is the most effective treatment for alcoholism?

2. What drug does Solomon's great aunt take for her depression?

3. What drug, which Solomon takes four times, helped him save a relationship once?

4. How many times does Solomon try to get off of Zyprexa?

5. How often does ECT have a significant impact?

Short Essay Questions

1. What affect does Solomon think stress has on depression?

2. What does Hippocrates believe about depression?

3. How did Phaly Noun help depressed women?

4. How were depressives viewed in the American colonies in the18th century?

5. How is seasonal affective disorder (SAD) treated?

6. How might television play a role in depression?

7. How do life changes affect depression?

8. Why are the elderly often under treated for depression?

9. How do many people describe depression?

10. How does the brain adapt to change?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Maggie's role in the book? How does Solomon use her as an example? What might he admire about her? Why is her religious faith important?

Essay Topic 2

Explore the cycle created by depression and substance abuse. How do the two correlate? How are they separate issues? Why does Solomon say that depressives are vulnerable to being addicts?

Essay Topic 3

What role does Lolly serve in the book? How does Solomon use her as an example of impoverished depressed? What kind of treatment does Lolly receive? What does Solomon want his reader to learn from Lolly?

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