The Most Appropriate Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy Is as a

question 106

Multiple Choice

The most appropriate use of electroconvulsive therapy is as a

• A) preferred treatment for anxiety disorders, particularly PTSD.
• B) preferred treatment for organic psychoses in which brain pathology exists.
• C) last resort treatment for schizophrenia that has not responded to drug treatment.
• D) last resort means of treatment for selected cases of depression that involves self- destructive or suicidal behavior.

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Definitions:

Pseudoforgetting

The phenomenon where information is thought to be forgotten but actually was never learned effectively in the first place.

Ineffective Encoding

The failure to store relevant or necessary information in memory due to insufficient attention or misunderstanding.

Motivated Forgetting

A theoretical concept suggesting that people may forget unwanted information, either consciously or unconsciously, as a defense mechanism.

Time Decay

The reduction in value of an option or other derivative as the expiration date approaches.