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Psychosurgery is sometimes used today to treat severe cases of
 
  a. schizophrenia.
  b. antisocial personality disorder. c. generalized anxiety disorder.
  d. obsessive-compulsive disorder. e. conversion disorder.

Question 2

Regarding prefrontal lobotomy, which of the following statements is FALSE?
 
  a. Antonio Egas Moniz, who was later shot and paralyzed by one of his own patients, developed this technique.
  b. This technique was eliminated because of serious complications in patients.
  c. Compared to this technique, psychiatric drugs offer a less radical alternative to treating abnormal behavior.
  d. In this technique, nerve pathways between the frontal lobe and lower brain centers are severed.
  e. This technique was once used to treat extreme passivity or extreme aggressiveness.



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

e



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