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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 psychologist developed the framework SUDS?

2. Who is the "bookish and bullied boy" in The NeverEnding Story (117)?

3. Who wrote American Psychosis: How the Federal Government Destroyed the Mental Illness Treatment System?

4. On what date was Payton Leutner stabbed?

5. What kind of flowers did the author have featured in her wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who wrote Ten Days in a Mad-House? What was this piece about?

2. What did Jen Percy write in the book Demon Camp about the neurological consequences of trauma?

3. How does the author describe her obsession with The NeverEnding Story?

4. What is Cotard's delusion? How has it affected the author?

5. Describe the Payton Leutner stabbing. When did it take place and who was involved?

6. What television show does the author describe turning to when her sense of reality becomes questionable due to films or literature?

7. What are first-generation antipsychotics and why are they less prescribed than second-generation antipsychotics?

8. How is the premise of the film Lucy described in "Reality, On-Screen"?

9. How did the author's literary tastes change when she developed PTSD?

10. What is the Slender Man?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the mental health crisis in the United States today and the different outlooks there are for improving it. What are some of the greatest problems we face? How do you think these problems should be best addressed? What are the major conflicts in resolving these issues?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the debate of involuntary institutionalization that is presented by the author in the book. What is the author's stance on involuntary hospitalization? What is your stance on this subject? Why do you feel this way?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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