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

2. After a migraine, there is a period described as a _________, which often lasts around three hours after the pain subsides.
(a) Break.
(b) Power.
(c) Rebirth.
(d) Truth.

3. Physicians, according to Sacks, often make ______ decisions based on impertinent, improper, and irresponsible interpretations.
(a) Tactile.
(b) Believable.
(c) Correct.
(d) Hasty.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Some patients can respond to _________ as many migraines are sensitive to suggestion during the episode.

2. Into how many categories does Sacks divide the drugs that are available for the treatment of migraines?

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. During this section of the book, Sacks points out there is a _________ inside the human head, according to his experience.

5. Sacks uses the analogy of ________ to try to explain what he means by the way that migraines are never typical.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What can happen with a geometrical ornamental structure, according to Fluver in this section?

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

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

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

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

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

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