Over the Past Few Years,Joanna Has Received a Number of Electroconvulsive

question 74

Multiple Choice

Over the past few years,Joanna has received a number of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) sessions to manage her _____.She finds that she has trouble remembering new information in the week or so after each session,a side effect known as temporary _____ amnesia.

• A)major depressive disorder;anterograde
• B)major depressive disorder;retrograde
• C)positive symptoms of schizophrenia;anterograde
• D)positive symptoms of schizophrenia;retrograde

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Definitions:

Antigenic Drift

Describes natural selection on seasonal influenza viruses that alters the structure of surface proteins, allowing them to evade the antibody-mediated immunity induced during previous infections or vaccinations.

Flu Vaccine

A vaccination that protects against the influenza virus, redeveloped each year to combat the seasonally evolving strains.

Resistance

Resistance refers to the capacity of pathogens to defend against antibiotics or other drugs.

Evolutionary Mismatch

The concept that existing genetic traits are no longer advantageous because they evolved for past environments that differ from current ones.