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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. ________ often has a derogatory connotation and may require additional discussion among researchers.
2. Changes in the sensory __________ are another possible part of the aural symptoms, according to Sacks.
3. What kinds of headaches might wake up a patient in the middle of the night, according to studies?
4. Sensory _________ is one of the categories of aural symptoms that the patient may experience.
5. The central symptoms of a migraine are described as disorders of ________ in this book.
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens with the aura during a classic migraine, according to the findings of Sacks?
2. What is something that Sacks has never seen, but he has heard of in relation to the aura before a migraine?
3. What causes it to be difficult to determine the difference between migraines and epilepsy?
4. Why do many migraine sufferers tend to rub one side of their head when they are in the midst of a migraine?
5. What sorts of migraine situations does Sacks say are rare and fairly uncommon in reference to visual hallucinations?
6. What are the symptoms that the German physician has when he has his migraines?
7. What does Sacks decide is the cause of a woman's migraines that occur on a monthly basis?
8. What is the problem that Sacks has with saying that migraines can run in families?
9. What are the two terms that Reymond used to describe the way a migraine can change the appearance of a migraine patient?
10. What does Sacks say that all migraine patients have to fight during the experience of a migraine?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Some migraine sufferers seem to have hallucinations before they have the migraine symptoms.
Part 1: What do the hallucinations tell a person about the cause of the migraine?
Part 2: How do you think you would react if you were to have hallucinations suddenly?
Part 3: Do you think it's easy to determine that you are having a hallucination?
Essay Topic 3
Sacks points out that the idea of a migraine can make a person feel disordered in their life.
Part 1: Do you think that migraines are disorders? Why or why not?
Part 2: How do you think a person's life is affected by migraine headaches?
Part 3: Why do you think disorder might not be an applicable descriptor for migraine sufferers?
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