In electroconvulsive therapy, _____. A current is never applied to the left hemisphere B convulsions activate the ANS, stimulate hormone and neurotransmitter release, and change the blood-brain barrier C electrical current passes through the brain for up to one minute D most patients today receive hundreds of treatments because it is safer than in the past
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In electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), ____________. a. current is never applied to the left hemisphere b. seizures activate the central and peripheral nervous systems, stimulate hormone and neurotransmitter release, and change the blood-brain barrier c. convulsions are extremely painful and long lasting d. most clients receive hundreds of treatments because it is safer than in the past
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Electroconvulsive therapy is a last-line treatment for certain mental disorders. In this treatment, an electric current is passed directly through the brain, inducing seizures. The total charge that passes through the brain is called the dose. In a typical session, a dose of $0.093 \mathrm{C}$ is applied, using a pulse of current that lasts $1.0 \mathrm{ms}$. What is the current during this pulse?
Lobotomy, once used to treat uncontrollably violent patients, is no longer an accepted biomedical treatment. ECT, however, remains in use as a treatment for a. severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. b. severe depression. c. schizophrenia. d. anxiety disorders.
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