Which treatment is LEAST likely to be used today?

A) drug therapy
B) frontal lobotomy
C) ECT
D) behavior therapy


Answer: B
Rationale: By the 1970s, the frontal lobotomy was all but eliminated in the United States.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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What ordinarily prevents extensor muscles from contracting at the same time as flexor muscles?

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