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A 40-year-old administrative assistant presents with daily headaches that she describes as a dull, pressure-like pain around the forehead and occipital area. The pain is bilateral, non-pulsatile, and is not associated with nausea, vomiting, photophobia, or aura. She notes that the headaches often begin in the afternoon and are worse during periods of stress. Over-the-counter analgesics provide some relief. What is the most likely patient’s diagnosis?

Which of the following neurologic disorders is characterized by cortical nerve cell processes that have become twisted and dilated, commonly referred to as neurofibrillary tangles?

A 29-year-old woman presents with intermittent visual disturbances, right arm weakness, and numbness in the left leg. MRI of the brain and spinal cord reveals multiple demyelinating lesions in both supratentorial and spinal regions. Which of the following best explains the asymmetric and varied presentation of her symptoms?

In Tartuffe the title character is really a                        

Because they are so specific about their past, throughout Pirandello’s play the Characters’ try to direct the       

Neruda’s “I’m Explaining a Few Things” is a response to the beginning of  which war?                                 

A 24-year-old man is brought to the emergency department by his family due to increasingly bizarre behavior over the past month. He reports that he hears voices telling him he is being watched and believes the government is monitoring his actions through the television. He is diagnosed with schizophrenia. Which of the following symptoms is most directly linked to this dopamine hyperactivity?

Which poem includes soft sounds, repetition, and simple concepts in order to introduce religion?

According to class discussion, what does Ibsen see as the problem controlling everyone in Hedda Gabbler?         

One of the common themes found in Blake’s poetry is the idea of organized religion as a negative      societal influence.  This theme is evident in which poem?