A Professor in the Middle of a Lecture Unbuttoned His

question 27

Multiple Choice

A professor in the middle of a lecture unbuttoned his shirt and rebuttoned it several times in rapid succession,started to sing,and then ran out of the room.He was discovered several hours later sleeping in the rain on a bench in front of the university library.He could not remember his classroom behavior,and he had no idea how he had fallen asleep in the rain.The professor may have experienced

• A) a tonic-clonic seizure.
• B) a generalized seizure.
• C) a complex partial seizure.
• D) a spike-and-wave discharge.
• E) an absence seizure.

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Definitions:

Separate Knowing

An approach to understanding or knowing that emphasizes critical examination and analysis of arguments.

Objectivity

The quality of being unbiased, fair, and not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.

Stand Apart

To distinguish oneself or something by exhibiting unique or superior qualities compared to others.

Negative Feedback

A mechanism or process whereby the output of a system suppresses or diminishes its own production or effect, stabilizing the system.