What are the benefits of the cholinesterase inhibitors in reducing the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease? Provide data to support your answer
What will be an ideal response?
The benefits are modest at best in preventing further deterioration of the disease. The percentage of patients obtaining a clinically relevant benefit from treatment with these drugs ranges from 25% to 54% versus 7% to 27% with placebo for cognitive improvement and ranges from 25% to 32% versus 11% to 19% with placebo for improvement in global measures of functioning.
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Are abused children more likely than children who are non-abused to abuse their own children when they grow up?
a. Yes—most abused children grow up to be abusers, while most non-abused children don't. b. Yes—although most abused children do NOT grow up to be abusers, they are more likely to become abusers than non-abused children. c. No—there are no differences between the two groups. d. The answer is unknown—although this issue has been discussed at length in the popular media, there have still not been well-controlled studies that would allow for a solid test of the hypothesis.
Which of the following is a type of group awareness training that encourages intensely honest interchanges among participants regarding feelings and reactions and emphasizes the tearing down of defenses and false fronts?
a. sensitivity group b. encounter group c. psychodrama d. family therapy
What is the expected frequencies of female students who walk to class?
A. 8.0 B. 6.3 C. 7.0 D. 5.5
According to Eysenck, criminals tend:
a. to have low IQs b. to have very high IQs c. to be normal in other respects d. to have moderately high IQs