Electroconvulsive therapy is used to treat __________ in people who fail to respond to medication.

Excessive sleepiness accompanied by prolonged daytime sleep is diagnosed as primary __________

Answer:

Joan has been seeing a therapist for several months. At one session, her therapist suggests that Joan's emotional difficulties may be due to sexual abuse as a child. Initially, Joan is unable to recall any such abuse However, at a later session, she recalls an incident of abuse that she had suppressed for many years. Based on social-psychological research findings, Joan's claims should be

a. viewed seriously but cautiously due to false memory syndrome concerns. b. believed wholeheartedly, without reservations. c. viewed seriously but cautiously due to social desirability concerns and transference processes. d. totally discounted.