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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "anhedonia" mean?
(a) Fainting spell.
(b) Loss of interest or pleasure.
(c) Loss of cognitive function.
(d) Loss of blood.

2. What percentage of the American adult population is afflicted with schizophrenia, according to the NIMH?
(a) 0.3%.
(b) 3.9%.
(c) 1.1%.
(d) 0.01%.

3. What was the total NIMH budget for programs designed to address psychosis and treatment in 2017?
(a) $12.5 million.
(b) $23.2 million.
(c) $15.5 million.
(d) $5.6 million.

4. Where was the author born?
(a) Taiwan.
(b) New York.
(c) Michigan.
(d) California.

5. When was the DSM-5 published by the APA?
(a) April, 2009.
(b) March, 2014.
(c) May, 2013.
(d) June, 2003.

6. When did the author first work for Camp Wish?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2007.
(d) 2001.

7. What does the Greek root word "schizo" mean?
(a) Strong.
(b) Delusion.
(c) Damaged.
(d) Split.

8. How many times was Malcoum Tate shot?
(a) 3.
(b) 17.
(c) 13.
(d) 9.

9. Who wrote Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament?
(a) Efrem Korngold.
(b) Steve Dorus.
(c) Christopher Bollas.
(d) Kay Redfield.

10. The author asserts that while depression is often compared to diabetes, schizophrenia is compared to what disorder?
(a) Alzheimer's disease.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Endometriosis.
(d) Glaucoma.

11. What does "PDD" refer to?
(a) Post develepmental disorder.
(b) Petulant disability disorder.
(c) Prenatal developmental disorder.
(d) Pervasive developmental disorder.

12. When was the author diagnosed with late-stage Lyme disease?
(a) 2015.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2007.
(d) 2001.

13. Who wrote the book Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity?
(a) Efrem Korngold.
(b) Christopher Bollas.
(c) Andrew Solomon.
(d) Lothell Tate.

14. When did Malcoum Tate's murderer die?
(a) 2011.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1994.
(d) 2003.

15. What is the percentage chance of identical twins both developing schizophrenia despite their shared genes, according to seminal twin studies in the 1960s?
(a) 20-30%.
(b) 30-40%.
(c) 40-50%.
(d) 60-70%.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Eugen Bleuler coin the word "schizophrenia"?

2. When was the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act (HR 2646) passed?

3. Who published the article in Newsweek titled "How Colleges Flunk Mental Health" in 2014?

4. Who was the camper at Camp Wish that the author served as personal minder to after he had experienced bullying in his cabin?

5. Who wrote the Newsweek opinion piece titled "Charleston Massacre: Mental Illness Common Thread for Mass Shootings"?

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