Which of the following is true about ECT?
a) It is used today to effectively treat patients with severe depression.
b) Today it is primarily used in the treatment of epilepsy.
c) It destroys the tracts connecting the frontal lobes to the lower centers of the brain.
d) ECT practices ceased to exist after the introduction of the lobotomy.
a
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a. pragmatic difficulties. b. Broca's aphasia. c. Wernicke's aphasia. d. retrograde amnesia.
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A) how decisions are made. B) the processes underlying goal-directed behavior. C) the libido's effects on behavior. D) how rewards and punishments affect behavior.
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a) myelin sheath b) axon c) dendrite d) cell body
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A. examining the stereotypes they fit into B. interpreting their thinking as logical or intuitive C. discovering how they maintain romantic relationships D. comparing them to other species