If all electrical activity of the brain has ceased for a specified period of time, an individual is
A) brain dead.
B) biologically dead.
C) psychologically dead.
D) dead.

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Brain death is the complete and irreversible cessation of all brain function, including electrical activity, and is an accepted medical definition of death in most countries. Biologically, the individual's body may still have some functions, but without brain function, they cannot survive without life support. Psychological death is not a recognized medical term, and "dead" is too broad a term without specification of which type of death is being referred to.

If All Electrical Activity of the Brain Has Ceased for a Specified