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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. There are _____ and transitional attacks of migraines which can make it difficult for a doctor or researcher to decide on a diagnosis of migraine.
(a) Flawed.
(b) Hybrid.
(c) Moving.
(d) Energetic.

2. Sacks concludes the book by talking about how there is a tendency for the ________ to take on specific patterns.
(a) Universe.
(b) Migraine.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Patient.

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

4. The reaction to a migraine does not need to be uniquely _________, according to the way Sacks feels about the subject.
(a) Animal.
(b) Emotional.
(c) Scientific.
(d) Human.

5. Sacks does point out that there can be _____________ when using different drug treatments for migraines.
(a) Pain.
(b) Annoyances.
(c) Side effects.
(d) No effects.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Sacks says that the best migraine clinic was one in which a patient was told to lie down in a darkened room with _______ and aspirin.

3. Those that are told to lighten up on their ________ are much more likely to ignore this advice than to take it from a physician.

4. In the case of menstrual migraines, Sacks points out that _________ may be helpful in controlling the pain.

5. One of the categories of drugs is aimed at the __________ of the migraine, according to Sacks.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when systems are open to the environment around them, versus those systems which are closed?

2. What does Sacks say becomes an important part of the study of migraines, according to this section of the book?

3. What is the discovery that Lashely makes about the process of his own migraine scotomata?

4. What is another reason for the visual disturbances which can be seen my migraine patients?

5. What did Airy believe that migraine hallucinations allowed a person to do as a result of their appearance?

6. What does Sacks say about the possibility that animals might also experience migraines?

7. What are the two categories of hallucinations that are most often attributed to migraine experiences?

8. What are the three categories of drugs that can be used in the treatment of migraines, according to Sacks?

9. Where did Ralph Siegel, PhD work when he co-authored the last chapter with Oliver Sacks, according to the footnote?

10. What happens when Sacks has a patient who will only agree to be treated with medications for their migraines?

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