Mr. J suffers from a severe case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. His symptoms have not responded to either medication or psychological therapies. As a last resort, his therapist suggests the possibility of a psychosurgical procedure, specifically an operation called

a. lobotomy

b. lobectomy.
c. cingulotomy.
d. cingulectomy.


c

Psychology

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a. ?informed consent b. ?confidentiality c. ?use deception d. ?debriefing

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a. preliminary stage. c. exhaustion phase. b. alarm phase. d. attention phase.

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