Placebo Effects

question 9

Multiple Choice

Placebo effects

• A) have no effect over improvements in patients' medical conditions.
• B) do not affect any areas of the brain.
• C) do not activate any neurological mechanisms.
• D) do not reduce patients' anxiety.
• E) release endogenous opioids.

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Definitions:

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