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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. The _________ of a person who is suffering from a migraine becomes an important part of the study of migraines, according to Sacks.

2. And another category of drugs are called __________ which are used for sleep or for relaxation during the treatment of a migraine.

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

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

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Sacks believe would be cruel to do to a migraine patient, though he does not agree with this treatment?

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

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 3

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?

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