Author Catherine Gildiner explains that the commonality among the patients she profiles is that they demonstrate heroism. What characteristics do the five figures have in common that make them heroic? How does Gildiner’s notion of heroism parallel or differ from other cultural definitions of heroism?

Gildiner references several psychologists whose work is instrumental to the field of Psychology. Choose one and research their contributions to the field. How would this particular psychologist respond to one of Gildiner’s five patients?

The book takes its title from a greeting Madeline’s mother met her with each day. What was her mother’s intended meaning of this phrase? How did the phrase impact Madeline? What “monsters” are present for each of the other four patients that Gildiner profiles?