An Operative Procedure on the Brain That Is Designed to Relieve

question 135

Multiple Choice

An operative procedure on the brain that is designed to relieve severe mental symptoms that have not responded to other forms of treatment is called _____.

• A) a cortical operation
• B) transorbital lobotomy
• C) psychosurgery
• D) all of these options

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Definitions:

Language Production

The process of constructing and expressing thoughts through spoken, written, or signed forms of language, involving both linguistic and cognitive abilities.

Language Comprehension

The ability to understand spoken, written, or signed language through the processing of its components such as words and grammar.

Prelinguistic

Referring to the stage before the development of language, where communication occurs through sounds, facial expressions, and gestures.

Secondary Circular Reaction

A developmental stage in infants where they repeat actions that produce effects in the environment, leading to the learning of cause and effect.