In what controversial method of biological therapy is an electrical current passed through the temples inducing a seizure?
a. a prefrontal lobotomy c. biofeedback therapy
b. electroconvulsive therapy d. none of these
B
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In any given month, about __________ percent of adults in the United States report serious psychological distress.
A. 1 B. 3 C. 8 D. 14
A reaction to a given stimulus that requires no previous experience is referred to as a(n) ____
a. ?unconditioned response b. ?conditioned response c. ?characteristic response d. ?uncharacteristic response
Which of the following statements is Answer: True regarding a dying patient?
a. Seventy-five percent of patients are hospitalized at some point during the year before they die. b. Dying in America is one activity that by its nature cannot be bureaucratized. c. In American society, for the patient the hospital is the preferred place to die. d. None of the above.
Ellen was in the depths of depression when she began psychotherapy. Now, two weekly sessions later, she already feels considerably better. This improvement, however, is completely due to the fact that extreme symptoms regress towards their average levels. Ellen's improvement during therapy is a treatment illusion termed:
A) natural improvement. B) a nonspecific treatment effect. C) a placebo effect. D) an error in reconstructive memory.