In the Context of Psychosurgery, in __________, Physicians Beam Streams

question 82

Multiple Choice

In the context of psychosurgery, in __________, physicians beam streams of radiation deep into the skull, destroying spots of tissue believed to be overactive in severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.

• A)prefrontal lobotomy
• B)electroconvulsive therapy
• C)gamma knife surgery
• D)split-brain surgery

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Definitions:

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