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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. In some cases, all three of the possible hallucinations can be seen during a single migraine ________, according to the author.

2. What is the title that Ralph M. Siegel has, according to the way he is described in this chapter?

3. Some people who have constant migraines that interrupt their life may have to _________ to live with them.

4. Symptomatic drugs include _________, according to the treatment methods and history of Sacks.

5. Another category of drugs is aimed at the ___________ of the migraine, according to Sacks.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are the three categories of hallucinosis, according to the last section of the book?

4. Why was Lashley mostly dismissed by his contemporaries in the migraine research field, according to the last section of this book?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pain is something that can change the way a person thinks and the way a person behaves in their lives.

Part 1: How do you think chronic pain affects a person in their life?

Part 2: Why do you think chronic pain needs to be treated aggressively? Or doesn't it?

Part 3: Do you think you could manage with chronic pain? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Sacks notes that some migraine sufferers have them early in life, but then the pain tapers off.

Part 1: Why do you think migraines might taper off as one gets older?

Part 2: How do you think a patient should look at the possibility that their migraines might go away someday?

Part 3: Do you think it's fair to tell a patient that they just need to wait out their migraine pain?

Essay Topic 3

Some people seem to be prone to migraines when they are in highly emotional situations.

Part 1: Why do you think intense emotions can cause pain?

Part 2: How do you feel when you are in intensely emotional situations? Does your health status change?

Part 3: Do you think people who respond to emotional situations with physical pain are weak?

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