Which of the Following Individuals Is Most Likely to Benefit

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which of the following individuals is most likely to benefit from electroconvulsive therapy?

• A) Mark,who feels so depressed that he recently tried to commit suicide
• B) Mary,who suffers from amnesia and has lost her sense of identity
• C) Jim,who experiences visual hallucinations and suffers from a delusion that enemy spies are following him
• D) Luke,who suffers from a compulsion to wash his hands at least once every 15 minutes

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Definitions:

Implicit Costs

The opportunity costs that are not directly paid out but represent the loss of potential income from using resources in a certain way.

Opportunity Costs

Missing out on possible advantages from other choices by opting for a particular alternative.

Externalities

Spillover effects of an activity that influence the well-being of nonconsenting parties.

Opportunity Cost of Capital

The potential return that is foregone by investing capital in one project rather than an alternative investment.