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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the camper at Camp Wish that the author served as personal minder to after he had experienced bullying in his cabin?
(a) Stuart.
(b) Peter.
(c) James.
(d) Roger.

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

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

4. When did the author leave Yale for good?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2005.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2001.

5. What term refers to a psychiatric disorder in which a person holds a delusion that a friend or family member has been replaced by an identical impostor?
(a) Worden delusion.
(b) Capgras delusion.
(c) Trappers delusion.
(d) Cornwall delusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the DSM-5 published by the APA?

2. What does the author assert having said attending a "prestigious university" was, in "High Functioning" (45)?

3. What California bill is discussed in "Toward a Pathology of the Possessed" relating to involuntary mental health treatment?

4. When was Camp Wish established?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author go into detail about her appearance and attire in "High-Functioning"?

2. What are the criteria for a diagnosis of schizophrenia?

3. How does the author describe the different perceptions of depression and schizophrenia in the book?

4. What book did the author's therapist recommend to her when she was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder? Why?

5. What is the California Assembly Bill No. 1421? Why is it significant?

6. Who was John Nash and why is he mentioned in the book?

7. Why does the author support diagnosis in mental illness?

8. How did the author's mother regard the instances of mental health problems in her family?

9. When was the term "schizophrenia" coined and what are its root words?

10. Where did the author attend college? What degrees did she earn?

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