Lucille, who suffers from depression, is going to a physician's office. The doctor places a wire coil on the left side of her forehead, creating a field that disrupts brain activity. Lucille is being treated with __________.
A. transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
B. electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
C. functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
D. single-photo emission computed tomography (SPECT)
Answer: A
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A. expiration with dignity B. death by choice C. voluntary active euthanasia D. assisted life termination
Which of the following is NOT one of the types of units found within a parallel distributed processing model?
A. Hidden units B. Input units C. Working units D. Output units
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a. Fritz Perls b. Aaron Beck c. Carl Rogers d. Sigmund Freud
Which therapist emphasized that emotional health comes from knowing what you want to do, and not dwelling on what you should do, ought to do, or should want to do?
a. Sigmund Freud b. Victor Frankl c. Fritz Perls d. Abraham Maslow