A treatment for severe depression in which an electric shock is delivered to the patient, resulting in a seizure of the body and the release of a flood of neurotransmitters in the brain, is called __________
a) prefrontal lobotomy.
b) electroconvulsive therapy.
c) trephining.
d) relaxation training and meditation.
b
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a) intelligence b) mutual attraction c) pleasing disposition d) emotional stability
Which of the following best describes pragmatism as a component of postformal operational thought?
a. an awareness of how sensory input and motor skills can be incorporated to solve situational problems that are more concrete b. an awareness of how social factors and factors specific to a given situation must be taken into account in approaching most of life's problems c. an awareness of how logic can be used to solve all of life's problems d. an awareness of how one's internal state affects his or her physiological response