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mp14 · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

Of the following patients receiving treatment for depression, who is most likely to be a candidate for electroconvulsive therapy?

a. Ang, who has a mild case of depression
b. Bobbie, who has a moderate case of depression
c. Courtney, who has a severe case of depression that seems to be responding to drugs and cognitive- behavioral therapy
d. Damien, who has a severe case of depression that has not responded to other forms of treatment e. Edgar, who is suffering from schizophrenia

Question 2

Marjorie receives treatment for depression. In her treatment, Marjorie receives jolts of electricity through her head. What is Marjorie's treatment?

a. aversive conditioning
b. prefrontal lobotomy
c. systematic desensitization
d. psychosurgery
e. electroconvulsive therapy