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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Effective drug therapy, according to Sacks, will be based and depends on ____________, according to his experience.
(a) Patient confidentiality.
(b) Movement.
(c) Studies.
(d) Trial and error.

2. Sacks says that people with fewer than ________ events per year is in need of less extensive interviews than others.
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

3. The _________ of a person who is suffering from a migraine becomes an important part of the study of migraines, according to Sacks.
(a) Family.
(b) Mannerisms.
(c) Lifestyle.
(d) Behavior.

4. The intensity of pain of a migraine might be relieved by manual __________ of the arteries which are being affected.
(a) Movement.
(b) Stimulation.
(c) Aggression.
(d) Compression.

5. In the case of menstrual migraines, Sacks points out that _________ may be helpful in controlling the pain.
(a) Pain killers.
(b) Cramp heating pads.
(c) Diuretics.
(d) Nothing.

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

7. Some of the visual disturbances which occur during a migraine can also be seen after the usage of __________ or cannabis.
(a) Meth.
(b) Mescaline.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Peyote.

8. The simplest of __________ can be created in the clinical setting, according to Sacks' findings and research.
(a) Medications.
(b) Migraines.
(c) Hallucinations.
(d) Pain.

9. Migraines may very well take on the particular aspects of the ________ though it may never be clear what prompts the unit as a whole.
(a) Home.
(b) Life.
(c) Pain.
(d) Sufferer.

10. Those that are told to lighten up on their ________ are much more likely to ignore this advice than to take it from a physician.
(a) Exercise.
(b) Ambition.
(c) Food intake.
(d) Awards.

11. To deny a migraine sufferer the use of ___________ would be cruel, according to Sacks in this book.
(a) Hot baths.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Illegal drugs.
(d) Drugs.

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

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

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

15. ________ turned inward on oneself, might also create a situation for a migraine to occur.
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Hostility.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. The later interviews with a patient should delve more deeply into the _________ of the patient so as to discern the best possible treatment.

2. The _________ migraine is one that comes to light when a patient is highly emotional and tends toward intense rage.

3. That migraines might have a role in one's life is the _________, rather than the rule, according to Sacks.

4. Sometimes leaps in ______ analysis are not able to give researchers clear and definitive answers.

5. One researcher describes the presence of __________ work patterns during some migraine events.

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