Phineas Gage Changed from a Polite, Dependable, Well-Liked Railroad Foreman

question 67

Multiple Choice

Phineas Gage changed from a polite, dependable, well-liked railroad foreman to a rude and impulsive person who could no longer plan realistically for the future. In a railroad construction accident, Gage had seriously damaged his

• A) frontal lobe.
• B) parietal lobe.
• C) temporal lobe.
• D) occipital lobe.

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Definitions:

Pharmacotherapy

The use of drugs to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases.

Ritalin

A stimulant medication commonly prescribed to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and certain conditions of sleep disorders.

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States of excessively elevated energy levels, mood, and/or activity, often seen in conditions like bipolar disorder.

Somatogenesis

The idea that psychopathology is caused by biological factors—soma meaning “body” in Latin.