Discuss deep brain treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder.
What will be an ideal response?
Given that OCD appears to result from abnormalities in the basal ganglia, deep brain stimulation has been used to bolster the activity of the basal ganglia or the fiber tracts connected with them. This therapy does reduce symptoms in some patients. Stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus is also effective.
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a. experimenters b. underlying processes c. participants d. independent variables
Human emotions are
a. always positive. b. always disruptive. c. linked to many adaptive behaviors. d. characterized by none of these.
Cynthia's mother gives her an apple each day and tells her that apples are "fruit." However one day, Cynthia's mother gives her an orange. She tells Cynthia this is also "fruit." What happens to Cynthia's scheme of "fruit?"
a. She assimilates the new information about oranges into the existing scheme. b. She ignores the new information about oranges. c. She incorporates the information so that her scheme now includes apples and oranges. d. She eliminates the concept of apple and now her scheme of fruit only contains oranges.
Hypnosis reduces errors in memory
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.