All of the following are true statements about pharmacological interventions for
eating disorders except:
a. There is little systematic research on the effectiveness of medication in the
treatment of anorexia.
b. Pharmacological interventions are relatively ineffective at treating the core
symptoms of eating disorders.
c. One study found that weight changes, depressive symptoms, and attitudes about
weight and body shape were equivalent in a group of women with anorexia who
were given Prozac and a group who were given a placebo.
d. Tricyclic antidepressants may be effective to treat bulimia, but there is little
evidence that they are effective to treat anorexia.
e. The addition of SSRIs to cognitive behavioral therapy for bulimia has been found
to boost the effectiveness of that treatment.
E
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A. externalizing behavior problems B. higher academic achievement C. improved social relationships with peers D. less anxiety, withdrawal, and depression
Ginny thinks she hears a husband physically abusing his wife. However, she does not call the police because she is afraid that her neighbors will ostracize her if she is wrong. Ginny's failure to act is a case of
a. negative state relief. b. audience inhibition. c. empathic concern. d. pluralistic ignorance.
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What will be an ideal response?
If Heather is fired from her job, gets cut off in traffic, and loses her cell phone when she drops her purse near a street grate, and then goes home and kicks her poodle when it greets her at the door,
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