Over the years several changes have occurred in electroconvulsive therapy
Because you have seen movies such as One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest you are reluctant to give consent for such treatment for your uncle who the court has declared unable to make the decision for himself. You express your concerns to the chief psychiatrist. What will you be told that will allay your fears?
a) The patient is under general anesthesia and the treatment is done
to only one side of the head.
b) Treatment now involves battery-powered shocks that are given
only once, with no side effects.
c) The electrical pulse is about one-third what it was in the past, and with bifrontal placement, there is little effect on memory.
d) Prior to receiving the treatment, both antidepressants and anesthetics are given, so the treatment is safer and works more quickly.
c
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Social-emotional learning programs:
a. can include universal and indicated school-based programs and afterschool programs. b. have been shown to result in improvement in children's academic performance of up to 17 percentage points. c. have been shown to increase positive social behavior and decrease emotional distress and conduct problems. d. all of the above.
People with an avoidant attachment style often distrust other adults
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Children who begin to accurately answer questions about the mental states that others may experience, including desires, deceptions, and beliefs, are said to be acquiring an understanding of
a. perspective taking. c. configurational knowledge. b. realism. d. theory of mind.
Maria is 39 years old and pregnant. Because her chances of having a child with ________ are higher than average, she may consider undergoing ________
a) anoxia; ultrasound b) Down syndrome; amniocentesis c) fetal alcohol syndrome; ultrasound d) hemophilia; behavior genetic testing