Tourette Syndrome Review

1. Tics can be verbal or physical. True False 2. Everyone who has tics has Tourette Syndrome. True False 3. Males are affected by Tourette Syndrome more often than females. True False 4. Tics decrease in intensity and frequency during (the): afternoon sleep meal time physical activity 5. Obscene verbal outbursts occur in what percentage of people with Tourette Syndrome? 15% 50% 75% 95% 6. Tourette Syndrome does NOT affect: speech muscles movements intelligence 7. Some traits that may accompany Tourette Syndrome include: depression hyperactivity compulsiveness all of the above 8. Tourette Syndrome is inherited in a(n) ___________ mode. dominant automatic recessive none of the above 9. Tourette Syndrome can last: until puberty until a person turns 18 until middle age throughout a person's life 10. Tourette Syndrome was first described in: 1723 1825 1895 1935 Score = Correct answers: [Back to Tourette Syndrome]