Describe the surgical procedures used for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: OCD has been treated using limited damage to the cingulum bundles, which connect the prefrontal and cingulate cortexes with the temporal lobe limbic cortex. The cingulotomy procedure offers a change of improvement for patients, is not associated with personality changes, and is a procedure of last resort, after drug therapies have been tried and failed.
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For a(n) ____ the higher the stress level the greater the likelihood of illness. a. negative correlation c. statistically significant correlation b. positive correlation d. overlapping variance correlation
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
According to Freud, the psychic structure called ego:
a. curbs the appetites of the id and keeps within social conventions. b. is driven by the quest for pleasure. c. is our moral base that forces us to follow rules. d. is biologically based and present at birth.
Explain the development of prejudice from the perspective of a response to threats to self-esteem and group interests
What will be an ideal response?
The self-help movement
a. has flourished online, and as bibliotherapy. b. has been described as a "massive, systemic, and yet largely silent revolution." c. had its roots in such programs as Alcoholics Anonymous. d. all of the above