A 36-year-old woman has experienced anxiety with intrusive mental images involving sex with animals. These experiences are accompanied by intense distress and unsuccessful attempts at resisting the...

A 36-year-old woman has experienced anxiety with intrusive mental images involving sex with animals. These experiences are accompanied by intense distress and unsuccessful attempts at resisting the thoughts. She relieves this anxiety by counting up to 100. In the last few weeks, she has been having severe problems with these episodes and they have caused significant distress. What is a PET scan in this patient likely to reveal? A. Increased metabolic rates in the temporoparietal cortex B. Increased metabolic rates in the temporofrontal cortex C. Increased metabolic rates in the caudate nucleus and the prefrontal cortex D. Decreased metabolic rates in the caudate nucleus and the prefrontal cortex E. Decreased metabolic rates in the temporal and frontal cortex