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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Some people who have constant migraines that interrupt their life may have to _________ to live with them.
(a) Try.
(b) Learn.
(c) Begin.
(d) Manage.

2. Instead of a fight or flight reactions, one can also take a ________ position within a situation.
(a) Aggressive.
(b) Submissive.
(c) Neutral.
(d) Boring.

3. Throughout time, there have been theories about the contractions of _________ and how this might relate to migraines.
(a) Arteries.
(b) Legs.
(c) Arms.
(d) Muscles.

4. The ________ with which the patient should be seen depends on the tendency toward the migraines, according to Sacks.
(a) Ability.
(b) Frequency.
(c) Action.
(d) Understanding.

5. In some cases, all three of the possible hallucinations can be seen during a single migraine ________, according to the author.
(a) Lifetime.
(b) Event.
(c) Year.
(d) Week.

6. It might be necessary to adjust one's ________ in order to reduce the effects of flickering lights in one's environment.
(a) Glasses.
(b) Light bulbs.
(c) Television.
(d) Headrest.

7. Sacks says that there are some patients who will not allow him to treat them in any other way, he will only treat patients in 'the only way they ________.'
(a) Understand.
(b) Try.
(c) Manage.
(d) Allow.

8. Who wrote the last chapter of the book, which is made clear in the notes and the headings?
(a) A group of therapists.
(b) Siegel.
(c) Students.
(d) Sacks.

9. Migraines might also have some specific _________ in one's life, according to Sacks, filling a role the patient needs it to fill.
(a) Purpose.
(b) Peace.
(c) Movement.
(d) Energy.

10. Some patients can respond to _________ as many migraines are sensitive to suggestion during the episode.
(a) Placebos.
(b) Hypnosis.
(c) Rest.
(d) Herbs.

11. Sacks wants to point out that there are few _________ that have any value in helping with a migraine case.
(a) Activities.
(b) Generalizations.
(c) Movements.
(d) Studies.

12. There are a number of problems that are created by the myriad of _________ that a migraine might cause, according to Sacks.
(a) Outcomes.
(b) Tests.
(c) After effects.
(d) Symptoms.

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

14. The _________ migraine is one that comes to light when a patient is highly emotional and tends toward intense rage.
(a) Outward.
(b) Activity.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Movement.

15. Another of the medical deterrents to treating a migraine is aimed at the emotional ______ where this is considered to be a primary source of migraines.
(a) Movement.
(b) Cycling.
(c) Reactivity.
(d) Ineptness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Another category of drugs is aimed at the ___________ of the migraine, according to Sacks.

2. The intensity of the pain of a migraine is directly related to the dilation of the _________ arteries in the head, according to research.

3. The initial ________ with a patient might be limited, but this should not be the only step in diagnosis and treatment.

4. Sacks does point out that there can be _____________ when using different drug treatments for migraines.

5. The need for the __________ mentality is more evident in the animal world because of the need for biological survival.

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