Colin's Schizophrenia Is Responding Well to His Medication,but He Continues

question 54

Multiple Choice

Colin's schizophrenia is responding well to his medication,but he continues to be bothered by auditory hallucinations,in which voices continually criticize his actions.Colin's physician might try which of the following technologies in order to provide him with relief from these troubling symptoms? 

• A)repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation 
• B) lesions of the auditory cortex​ 
• C) electrical stimulation of the auditory cortex​ 
• D) gene therapy​

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Definitions:

Young Adulthood

A life stage occurring approximately from the late teens to the early thirties, characterized by exploration, independence, and the formation of intimate relationships.

Responsibility

The state or fact of being accountable or to blame for something, carrying a duty or obligation to act.

Postformal Thought

A stage in cognitive development suggesting that adults can think in ways that are more complex and flexible than what was previously described in Piaget's final stage.

Formal Operations

The final stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development (generally from age 12 onwards), where individuals develop the ability to think abstractly, logically, and systematically.