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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. Other patients will see __________ of people or places as a part of hallucinations during a migraine attack.

3. Sacks does not believe there is a connection with _________ being a part of the chemical reaction that takes place during a headache.

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

5. Sacks does point out that there can be _____________ when using different drug treatments for migraines.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do some researchers believe that manual compression will be helpful for the reduction of pain during the migraine?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Choosing treatments for migraines may be just as painful a process as the headaches.

Part 1: How do you think a migraine treatment be chosen?

Part 2: Why do you think migraines are so difficult to treat?

Part 3: How do you think a person might feel if they try a treatment and it doesn't work as they want it to?

Essay Topic 3

Case histories are used to illustrate the concept of a migraine.

Part 1: Why are case histories important in medical treatment of disorders?

Part 2: Is there a case history in the book that doesn't seem to help the discussion of migraines? Why not?

Part 3: How do you think case histories might be harmful to the discussion of a condition?

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