What works best? For whom?

What will be an ideal response?


Drug therapy may yield more rapid effects

Psychotherapy enhances coping capacity

Depression with melancholia: drug therapy or ECT may be best

Antidepressant vs. CBT
Offer evidence of different patterns of response in cortical & sub-cortical brain regions as a function of treatment

Combined:
Overall, drug therapy + psychotherapy likely superior to either alone

Psychology

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What term describes behaving in a particular way because someone of higher status has ordered you to do so?

A. conformity B. obedience C. compliance D. explicit expectation

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After witnessing an accident that killed his daughter, George reports he is blind. Although he bumps into objects at home and elsewhere, specialists have found nothing wrong with the structure or function of his eyes and an MRI reveals no evidence of brain damage. After holding a case conference, a team of professionals suggests that George should be evaluated for the possible diagnosis of

a) hypochondriasis. b) conversion disorder. c) somatization disorder. d) psychophysiological disorder.

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A correlation coefficient is a mathematical index of

A) the degree to which one variable causes another. B) the degree of genetic relatedness of two family members. C) the degree of agreement (or association) between two measures. D) the degree to which a variable is a reliable measure. E) none of these options.

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You are from the United States. How does your self-esteem likely compare with people from other countries?

What will be an ideal response?

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