Which of the Following Conditions Affects Only Memory

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following conditions affects only memory?

• A) Amnesia
• B) Apraxia
• C) Dementia
• D) Delirium

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Definitions:

Psychosurgery

Surgical operations on the brain intended to relieve severe mental disorders.

Cingulotomy

A neurosurgical procedure that targets the cingulate gyrus to treat certain mental disorders, such as severe depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Bilateral Lobotomy

A surgical procedure that involves severing connections in the brain's prefrontal lobe, historically used to treat mental illness with often debilitating results.

Time Outs

A disciplinary technique used to remove an individual from an environment for a period of time as a consequence for unacceptable behavior, with the goal of decreasing that behavior.