A newer form of psychosurgery called cingulotomy is used in rare cases of

A. obsessive-compulsive disorder.
B. bipolar disorder.
C. schizophrenia.
D. major depression.


Answer: A

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a. classical conditioning. b. positive reinforcement. c. punishers. d. negative reinforcement.

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Research has shown that:

a. all families become more protective when their child has a chronic illness, regardless of thei child's age. b. when the chronic illness is serious, such as cancer, members of all ethnic groups tend to cope similarly. c. Individuals from nuclear families cope better with their child's chronic illness than those from blended families. d. the environment in which a person lives can make a disease worse or help control it.

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What percentage of people over the age of 65 see well without glasses?

40 60 90 10

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Some members of the KE family discussed in your textbook have trouble putting thoughts into words. This deficit is caused by:

A) a family tradition of ritualized abuse which causes brain trauma. B) a family tradition of raising children without language until the age of five. C) exposure to chemicals while still in the womb. D) inheriting the mutated copy of a specific gene.

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