Marisa Has Attempted Suicide Twice in the Last Year Due

question 100

Multiple Choice

Marisa has attempted suicide twice in the last year due to severe depression that is not responding to antidepressants.Her psychiatrist has recommended electroconvulsive therapy,which involves

• A) a brief electric current through the brain of an anesthetized patient.
• B) repeated pulses surge through a magnetic coil held close to a person's skull.
• C) injecting the patient with insulin or another chemical that induces a seizure.
• D) the surgical implantation of a device in the chest wall that delivers intermittent electrical stimulation to the brainstem.

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Definitions:

Numbness

A loss of sensation in a part of the body, often indicating damage or disease in the sensory pathway.

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Terminal Directive

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