A Depression Can Be Defined As

question 59

Multiple Choice

A depression can be defined as:

• A)a mild reduction in total production coupled with a rising unemployment rate that lasts for several years.
• B)a mild decline in total production that lasts less than six months.
• C)a severe fall in stock prices that causes financial panic and lasts for several years.
• D)a severe reduction in total production coupled with high unemployment that lasts for several years.
• E)a decline in government spending and taxes that lasts for several months.

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Definitions:

Psychosurgery

Surgical procedures on the brain intended to relieve or control severe or violent psychological disorders.

Hemispheres

Half of the spherical brain, divided into the right and left hemispheres, each controlling specific functions and activities.

Temporal Lobes

The lobes that are involved in the reception and interpretation of auditory information; they contain the primary auditory cortex, Wernicke’s area, and the temporal association areas.

Prefrontal Lobotomy

A surgical procedure once used to treat mental disorders, involving the removal or destruction of part of the prefrontal cortex, now largely discredited due to severe side effects.