Thelma has had severe depression for many years. She has used SSRI drugs, undergone psychotherapy, and had ECT. But nothing has worked. What is the last option for Thelma that holds the most promise?
A. removal of limbic system
B. endorphin treatment
C. transcranial magnetic stimulation
D. a radical cerebrectomy
Answer: C
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Research on physical attractiveness has shown that
a. most people disregard physical attractiveness when forming first impressions of people. b. judgments of women's personalities are affected by their physical attractiveness, but judgments of men's personalities are not. c. we tend to ascribe desirable personality characteristics to good-looking people. d. men are more likely than women to make biased judgments of others based on physical appearance.
Erik Erikson focused more on unconscious processes and less on conscious choice and self-direction
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Wundt's structuralism
a. used the methods of experimental ablation and electrical stimulation developed a few years earlier. b. asserted that the proper subject matter of psychology was behavior, not the mind. c. was inspired by Darwin's functionalism. d. died out when the emphasis of psychological research turned toward the study of behavior in its own right. e. flourished in Germany but had no impact on American psychology.