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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 does "RAISE" stand for?

2. What does "PDD" refer to?

3. What does "SOLVE" stand for?

4. When was Malcoum Tate diagnosed with schizophrenia?

5. What does "MADD" stand for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What conclusions did the author reach regarding the choice to have children or not? Why?

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

5. Why does the author discuss the film The Exorcist in the book?

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

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

8. How does the author describe her family history in regards to mental illness?

9. What is Camp Wish and how was the author involved with it?

10. What percentage of the American adult population are afflicted by the various schizophrenias?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the topic of mental health and the criminal justice system. How many individuals are currently incarcerated in the U.S that suffer from mental illness? How do these individuals receive treatment? Is this system adequate? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Define and discuss post-traumatic stress disorder. What are the symptoms of this disorder? How is it diagnosed? How is it treated? What is the prognosis for someone with PTSD? How has PTSD affected the author?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the narrative style and structure of The Collected Schizophrenias. How conversational is the narrative? How does it change from one essay to the next? How are the essays ordered, and why are they ordered this way?

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