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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Effective drug therapy, according to Sacks, will be based and depends on ____________, according to his experience.

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

3. The need for the __________ mentality is more evident in the animal world because of the need for biological survival.

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

5. Some doctors have tried _________ which Sacks believes to be grossly fraudulent or mutilating.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the correlation that Sacks discounts because of a lack of studies of migraine patients?

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Reymond is a doctor who discusses his own pain in order to help other migraine sufferers.

Part 1: Do you think that a firsthand experience is the best way to learn about a disorder?

Part 2: How do you think Reymond's condition might affect his ability to describe migraines?

Part 3: Why do you think that migraines are important to Sacks if he doesn't suffer from them?

Essay Topic 2

Migraines are associated with debilitating pain, which means that patients need pain medications.

Part 1: Do you think some people fake migraines in order to get pain medications?

Part 2: How do you think migraines could be treated without pain medications? Is this possible?

Part 3: Do you think pain medication should be the only treatment for migraines?

Essay Topic 3

According to this book, there doesn't seem to be a typical migraine patient that can be easily described and defined.

Part 1: Why do you think migraines can't be easily defined?

Part 2: Do you think it's easier to treat a condition that is easier to define?

Part 3: Do you think doctors will be able to categorize the migraine more easily with more research?

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