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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. 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) Sufferer.
(b) Life.
(c) Pain.
(d) Home.

2. The advice that Sacks gives patients, as referenced in #125, has been around since the time of __________, according to the author.
(a) Plato.
(b) Caesar.
(c) Tyrranus.
(d) Hippocrates.

3. And another category of drugs are called __________ which are used for sleep or for relaxation during the treatment of a migraine.
(a) Adjusted.
(b) Management.
(c) Auxiliary.
(d) Supportive.

4. 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) Movement.
(c) Peace.
(d) Energy.

5. Some doctors have tried _________ which Sacks believes to be grossly fraudulent or mutilating.
(a) Movements.
(b) Medications.
(c) Therapies.
(d) Surgeries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sacks also suggests that __________ not be overlooked as a possible treatment for the pain of migraines.

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

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

4. An herbal remedy that Sacks has sometimes prescribed in order to treat migraines includes __________.

5. The fact that visual ___________ are so common makes their presence fascinating to researchers.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sacks say is uniquely human about the experience of migraines in humans, though he does not dispute that animals can have migraines too?

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

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

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 are two of the ways in which a person can manage their risk of migraines, according to Sacks?

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

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

8. What are some of the polygons that migraine patients have reported seeing as a part of their auras or hallucinations?

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

10. What determines the frequency with which a doctor should see their migraine patients?

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