Younger People Can Generally Recover from Brain Damage to a Greater

question 173

Multiple Choice

Younger people can generally recover from brain damage to a greater extent than can adults because of

• A) plasticity and timing.
• B) plasticity and experience.
• C) timing and experience.
• D) reorganization and experience.

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Definitions:

ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by problems with focus, impulsiveness, and maintaining attention, often leading to difficulties in academic and social settings.

Prefrontal Lobotomies

A now-obsolete psychiatric treatment that involved cutting connections in the brain's prefrontal cortex, once used to treat mental disorders but often resulted in severe side effects.

Client-centered

Client-centered therapy is a psychological approach that emphasizes providing a supportive emotional environment where clients can achieve a greater understanding of themselves and can resolve their own problems.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach that focuses on exploring unconscious desires and conflicts as a method of treating psychological disorders.