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

2. Sacks describes the idea of a migraine to be __________, in his opinion, though others may not share it.
(a) Undiagnosable.
(b) Enthralling.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Painful.

3. Into how many categories does Sacks divide the drugs that are available for the treatment of migraines?
(a) Three.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

4. One of the medical deterrents to treating a migraine addresses the ________ of the malady.
(a) Genetics.
(b) Descriptions.
(c) Mechanisms.
(d) Likelihood.

5. That migraines might have a role in one's life is the _________, rather than the rule, according to Sacks.
(a) Theory.
(b) Exception.
(c) Basis.
(d) Attribution.

Short Answer Questions

1. The simplest of __________ can be created in the clinical setting, according to Sacks' findings and research.

2. Sacks proposes that a person who seems to be _______ may also be trying to be self destructive to their body and minds.

3. Sacks has said that migraines can be both _____ and acquired, making them difficult to diagnose and to treat.

4. Many of the patterns that are created are often _________, according to Sacks, which is why further research is needed.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sacks see as happening with patients who are treated by physicians who make hasty decisions for their patients?

2. What does Sacks point out is more needed in the animal world than in the human world?

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

4. What sort of person does Sacks say is someone who might actually be self-destructive or may have a desire toward self-punishment?

5. What affects at least ten percent of the population, so many people that they have attracted attention and curiosity since the beginning of time?

6. How does Sacks recommend a patient with nausea deal with their medication ingestion to ensure pain relief?

7. What sort of person would be a person who can get an aggressive migraine, according to Sacks?

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

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

10. What does Sacks point out as causing complications in terms of finding accurate and consistent diagnoses?

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