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Tourette Syndrome
A. Gautam
Everyone is different in one way or another. Some have visible, uncomfortable conditions that set them apart. One such condition is Tourette Syndrome or TS. This nervous system condition causes people to have tics.
A tic is a sudden twitch, movement or sound that one repeatedly does. It is not a choice, and the person cannot control the body to make it stop the tic. Some such tics are blinking or grunting again and again. Just as people cannot stop their hiccups or sneezes, those with TS cannot tell their bodies to stop the tics. Sometimes, a person can stop a tic for a moment, but the urge has to be released. While asleep, the physical and verbal tics are fewer and less intense. Some factors cause tics to get worse, like stress, anxiety, excitement, fatigue, and illness. The cause of this condition is yet unknown. Boys are 3-4 times more likely than in girls to have TS.
Diagnosis
In order to be diagnosed with this disorder, a person has both motor tics (at least 2) and voice tics (at least 1). In addition, these symptoms are present for at least a year. Tics are first seen in kids ages of 5 to 7 years. Usually, the first tic is in the head or neck area. Tics become more frequent and intense between the ages of 8 to 12. Generally, the tics of TS decrease in severity in late teen years. For 3 out of 10 people, the syndrome completely disappears once a person is twenty years old or so.
Treatment
Although there isn’t one treatment that cures the syndrome, some treatments work for some individuals. One treatment, CBIT, helps with tics management. It is a behavioral intervention treatment in which a person works with an expert and gets lots of practice to manage tics better. Another treatment is medicine which can help some people.
Misinformation
Only 1 out of 10 people with Tourette syndrome have a complex tic of blurting inappropriate words. The condition they have is coprolalia, and the people with the tic are often very embarrassed by it. Also, remember that just having a tic doesn’t mean a person has Tourette syndrome.
Sometimes young children or young adults with Tourette Syndrome face difficulties of bullying. It is important to be accepting of differences, including neurological conditions. You may not know someone you admire may have overcome, or is fighting, a battle, like a tic disorder. Consider being the oasis of kindness for someone in this world which can be a desert of harsh judgments.
Read this sentence from paragraph 2.
Sometimes, a person can stop a tic for a moment, but the urge has to be released.
What is the most likely reason the author used the word released in the sentence?
Responses
A to suggest that tics help people feel freeto suggest that tics help people feel free
B to indicate that controlling a tic for too long is difficultto indicate that controlling a tic for too long is difficult
C to indicate that only some people really control a tic to indicate that only some people really control a tic
D to suggest that the reason for a tic is misunderstood
Tourette Syndrome
A. Gautam
Everyone is different in one way or another. Some have visible, uncomfortable conditions that set them apart. One such condition is Tourette Syndrome or TS. This nervous system condition causes people to have tics.
A tic is a sudden twitch, movement or sound that one repeatedly does. It is not a choice, and the person cannot control the body to make it stop the tic. Some such tics are blinking or grunting again and again. Just as people cannot stop their hiccups or sneezes, those with TS cannot tell their bodies to stop the tics. Sometimes, a person can stop a tic for a moment, but the urge has to be released. While asleep, the physical and verbal tics are fewer and less intense. Some factors cause tics to get worse, like stress, anxiety, excitement, fatigue, and illness. The cause of this condition is yet unknown. Boys are 3-4 times more likely than in girls to have TS.
Diagnosis
In order to be diagnosed with this disorder, a person has both motor tics (at least 2) and voice tics (at least 1). In addition, these symptoms are present for at least a year. Tics are first seen in kids ages of 5 to 7 years. Usually, the first tic is in the head or neck area. Tics become more frequent and intense between the ages of 8 to 12. Generally, the tics of TS decrease in severity in late teen years. For 3 out of 10 people, the syndrome completely disappears once a person is twenty years old or so.
Treatment
Although there isn’t one treatment that cures the syndrome, some treatments work for some individuals. One treatment, CBIT, helps with tics management. It is a behavioral intervention treatment in which a person works with an expert and gets lots of practice to manage tics better. Another treatment is medicine which can help some people.
Misinformation
Only 1 out of 10 people with Tourette syndrome have a complex tic of blurting inappropriate words. The condition they have is coprolalia, and the people with the tic are often very embarrassed by it. Also, remember that just having a tic doesn’t mean a person has Tourette syndrome.
Sometimes young children or young adults with Tourette Syndrome face difficulties of bullying. It is important to be accepting of differences, including neurological conditions. You may not know someone you admire may have overcome, or is fighting, a battle, like a tic disorder. Consider being the oasis of kindness for someone in this world which can be a desert of harsh judgments.
Read this sentence from paragraph 2.
Sometimes, a person can stop a tic for a moment, but the urge has to be released.
What is the most likely reason the author used the word released in the sentence?
Responses
A to suggest that tics help people feel freeto suggest that tics help people feel free
B to indicate that controlling a tic for too long is difficultto indicate that controlling a tic for too long is difficult
C to indicate that only some people really control a tic to indicate that only some people really control a tic
D to suggest that the reason for a tic is misunderstood
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
B) to indicate that controlling a tic for too long is difficult
The use of the word "released" suggests that the urge to tic builds up and needs to be let go or expressed, indicating that while a person may temporarily stop a tic, the urge remains and must ultimately be released.
B) to indicate that controlling a tic for too long is difficult
The use of the word "released" suggests that the urge to tic builds up and needs to be let go or expressed, indicating that while a person may temporarily stop a tic, the urge remains and must ultimately be released.