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ReSound's Educational Series on Successful Tinnitus and Sound Sensitivity Management Part 2 - Course 3: Auditory Aberrations from Aristotle to Levitan

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1.  Which is a subjective evaluation of the presence of sound?
  1. Intensity
  2. Volume
  3. Loudness
  4. Frequency
2.  The following condition is NOT a sound sensitivity disorder
  1. Hyperacusis
  2. Tonic Tensor Tympani Syndrome
  3. Misophonia
  4. Diplacusis
3.  Hyperacusis
  1. Is correlated only to soft sounds
  2. Is not correlated with any specific sound
  3. Is correlated only to loud sounds
  4. Is correlated only to mouth sounds
4.  The association made between the offensive sound and its meaning causes the problem in which following condition
  1. misophonia
  2. recruitment
  3. hyperacusis
  4. acoustic shock
5.  Which of the following is a non-auditory structure which influences gain/sensitivity/loudness
  1. middle ear muscles
  2. cochlea
  3. Reticular formation
  4. Auditory cortex
6.  Which of the following is NOT a true statement
  1. The effect of emotions on thoughts is stronger
  2. The effect of thoughts on emotions is stronger
  3. Left frontal lobe is associated with positive feelings and actions
  4. Right frontal lobe is associated with negative feelings, withdrawal and passive behavior
7.  Neuroplasticity plays an important role in management of misophonia by
  1. Rewiring old networks and replacing with new networks
  2. Changing perception by changing association
  3. Developing new memories
  4. All of the above
8.  Sound therapy is helpful in misophonia management to
  1. Increase sensory information on the brain's "inner screen"
  2. Help family members ignore the misophonic
  3. Stay disconnected from the family
  4. Remove the possibility of creating more triggers
9.  Describe Reaction
  1. High road, slow and thorough
  2. Thoughtful
  3. Low road, quick and dirty
  4. Travels through the auditory cortex
10.  Describe Response
  1. High road, slow and thorough
  2. Direct
  3. Low road, quick and dirty
  4. Does not pass through the auditory cortex

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