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Test Your Knowledge

Take the simple quiz below to test your knowledge about this topic.
1. Fibromyalgia is most likely to strike:
  1. a 60-year-old woman
  2. a 30-year-old woman
  3. a 30-year-old man
  4. a teen-ager, either male or female
2. Many fibromyalgia patients also suffer from depression. This is because:
  1. depressed people imagine they have fibromyalgia
  2. fibromyalgia is a type of depression
  3. both fibromyalgia and depression are symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome
  4. researchers are not entirely sure, though it appears some of the same neurochemical imbalances contribute to both depression and fibromyalgia.
3. If you have fibromyalgia, you should:
  1. exercise
  2. not exercise
  3. do highly repetitive exercises
  4. stay in bed
4. Possible triggers of fibromyalgia include:
  1. infection
  2. physical injury
  3. emotional trauma
  4. all of the above
5. Fibromyalgia is:
  1. treatable
  2. preventable
  3. preventable and treatable
  4. neither preventable nor treatable
6. You can help manage your fibromyalgia
  1. by exercise
  2. by a positive attitude
  3. by improving sleep hygiene
  4. by pacing your daily activities
  5. all of the above

This quiz is for educational and/or entertainment purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for professional health and mental health care or consultation. Individuals who believe they may need or benefit from care should consult a psychologist or other licensed health/mental health professional.

 
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