A prescriber has ordered a placebo for a patient. Which statement would most accurately reflect the placebo effect of medications?
a. A placebo effect is caused by psychological factors rather than physiological ones.
b. When a placebo effect occurs, it indicates that the patient did not have an illness.
c. A placebo effect is a rare effect seen only with psychotropic medications.
d. A placebo effect is almost always a positive response that facilitates healing.
ANS: A
A placebo effect is caused by psychological factors, not physiological factors.
A placebo effect does not determine whether a patient has an illness.
A placebo is ordered for various reasons; each is individualized and not for specific classifications of drugs only.
A placebo effect may or may not be positive; depending on what the patient believes is the effect on the body.
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