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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Fourteen through Sixteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The fight or flight response is still present in _________, even if it seems to be less overt in the daily behaviors.
(a) Fish.
(b) Possums.
(c) Humans.
(d) Birds.

2. But _________ does not believe that using medication should be the only treatment or a long term answer to migraines.
(a) Siegel.
(b) Reymond.
(c) Gilbert.
(d) Sacks.

3. The intensity of the pain of a migraine is directly related to the dilation of the _________ arteries in the head, according to research.
(a) Jugular.
(b) Femoral.
(c) Superficial.
(d) Extracranial.

4. One of the categories of drugs is aimed at the __________ of the migraine, according to Sacks.
(a) Outcome.
(b) Definition.
(c) Mechanism.
(d) Movement.

5. What is NOT one of the things that are listed in the possible visual sensory hallucinations that one might experience?
(a) Flashing lights.
(b) Geometric figures.
(c) Stars.
(d) Flashbacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Another uncommon drug therapy for migraines which has been prescribed by Sacks is _____________.

2. Sacks is just not sure if ____________ or genetics are more of a cause for the migraines which seem to take place in families.

3. Severe _________ may also be the only symptom of a migraine, but it may also exist as an isolated symptom.

4. Some patients will simply seek out a _________ when they don't like the advice that they hear.

5. ________ is a Chinese food additive which has been linked to many migraine cases, and in causing migraines throughout one's life.

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