The medically based therapy most commonly used today is:

a) electro-convulsive therapy.
b) psychotropic medication.
c) psychosurgery.
d) trephination.


ANS: B

Psychology

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What is a question raised by the Tarasoff ruling?

a. "How can a therapist decide whether a client is competent to stand trial?" b. "When is a therapist legally and ethically obligated to breach patient-therapist confidentiality?" c. "When does a therapist decide that the client should be involuntarily committed?" d. "What is the best way for therapists to protect their clients' rights?"

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Comparisons of the values of different items is associated with activity in the

A. lateral intraparietal area (LIP). B. fusiform face area (FFA). C. striatum and medial prefrontal cortex. D. posterior cingulate cortex (PCC).

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If a theory, such as Popper and Eccles proposed, claims that the universe is composed of three substances——matter, mind, and culture——it would best represent which of the following?

a. eclecticism b. pluralism c. pantheism d. transcendentalism

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