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Beheh

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Patients with damage in which of the following areas are most likely to experience depression as a result?
 
  a. the left cingulate cortex
 b. the right cingulate cortex
 c. the right frontal lobe
 d. the left frontal lobe

Question 2

Ronald experienced a stroke that damaged his left frontal lobe. How might this affect his mood?
 
  a. Ronald's mood would be unaffected, other than normal sadness resulting from having a health problem.
  b. Ronald is likely to experience profound depression, in spite of the fact that his recovery is going well.
 c. Ronald may be unrealistically euphoric, and will need to be assessed for bipolar disorder.
 d. Ronald is likely to experience an unusual state of flat affect, or lack of emotional expression.


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nicoleclaire22

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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

b


Beheh

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Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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