What was a major reason for the decrease in the number of psychosurgeries performed?

a. the government stopped paying for the procedure
b. laws prohibited the procedure
c. patient rights activists protested the surgery
d. drug treatments were developed


d

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Regarding electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which of the following statements is FALSE?

a. In ECT, a 150-volt electrical current is passed through the brain for a half second, triggering a convulsion and causing the patient to lose consciousness for a short time. b. Most of the ECT patients feel that the treatment did not help and would not be willing to undergo this treatment again. c. ECT treatments are given in a series of sessions spread over several weeks or months. d. In ECT, the patient is given muscle relaxants and/or sedative drugs to lessen the impact of the seizure.

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Adolescents pretend to be someone else online for three reasons: social compensation, social facilitation, and self-exploration

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

The _______________is a storage component of working memory that relies on rehearsal and stores information as sounds, or an auditory code

A) phonological loop B) central executive C) episodic buffer D) visuospatial sketchpad

Psychology

What are the symptoms of the Japanese syndrome taijin kyofusho?

a) fear that one's body or its functions are offensive to others b) strongly held belief that the person has dishonored family members c) strong need to spend more time working than with family to the detriment of both d) extreme shame associated with inability to meet a family's expectations for success

Psychology