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mpobi80 · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

Following observations of mood changes in people undergoing deep brain stimulation through surgically implanted electrodes for the relief of ______, physicians attempted to use that procedure for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression.

a. autism spectrum disorder
b. Huntingtons disease
c. Lou Gehrigs disease
d. Parkinsons disease

Question 2

While working on a term paper for her Methods in Psychology course, Angelique researches psychosurgical approaches to treating psychological disorders. She is surprised to find out that frontal lobotomies were routinely performed well into the 1960s, until ____.

a. laws were passed banning the procedure
b. victims advocate groups brought national attention to the issue
c. the use of medications for psychological disorders became an established practice
d. numerous malpractice suits deterred doctors from performing the procedure