Which of These Is Sometimes Used as a Treatment for Severe

question 107

Multiple Choice

Which of these is sometimes used as a treatment for severe depression when medication is not working?

• A)cingulotomy
• B)anterior capsulotomy
• C)electroconvulsive shock treatment
• D)lobotomy

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Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of values, found by dividing the sum of all values by the number of values.

Median

The midpoint in a set of values, such that 50% of the cases in a distribution fall below the median and 50% fall above it.

Mode

The most frequently occurring score in a distribution.

Skewness

A measure of the asymmetry of the probability distribution of a real-valued random variable about its mean, indicating whether the distribution is stretched more to the left or to the right.