If you were a physician treating a patient with a tumor pressing on his or her a

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If you were a physician treating a patient with a tumor pressing on his or her amygdala, which of the following would you do?

A. Inform the patient that in rare similar cases, irrational violence has occurred.

B. Simply treat the medical condition without discussing the possible behavioral outcomes.

C. Alert authorities that the patient has a definite risk of irrational violence.

D. Discuss the possibility of irrational violence with the patient’s immediate family members.

Please answer in 250 words or less. NO copy pasted answers.

Explanation / Answer

Answer is D.

Discussing the possibility of irrational violence with immediate family .members would help in attaining a consent and controlling condition more effectively.

Amygdala is associated with fear level and reduced activity I. Prefrontal cortex which is associated with logics and reason while taking a decision. Moreover , violent behavior has been correlated with high activity in amygdala.

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