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madam-professor

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Agnes has been recently diagnosed as suffering a particularly severe form of depression. She was admitted to the hospital and given the typical recommended electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) treatment. What will her medical chart reveal about her treatment?
 
  a. She was given one major unilateral treatment.
  b. She was given mild shocks throughout two days of treatment.
  c. A series of 6 to 12 ECT sessions was given over a few weeks.
  d. A series of 15 to 25 sessions was given in a week followed by psychosurgery.

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What erroneous assumption led to the development of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)?
 
  a. Schizophrenia prevented epileptic seizures.
  b. Epileptic seizures prevented schizophrenia.
  c. Schizophrenia resulted from failure to use both hemispheres.
  d. ECT would result in memory loss that would cure schizophrenia.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: c.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Gracias!

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