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Big Cure and Little Cure are both pharmaceutical companies.Big Cure presently has a potential "blockbuster" drug before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)waiting for approval.If approved,Big Cure's blockbuster drug will produce $1 billion in net income for Big Cure.Little Cure has 10 separate less important drugs before the FDA waiting for approval.If approved,each of Little Cure's drugs would produce $100 million in net income for Little Cure.The probability of the FDA approving a drug is 50%.
-Which pharmaceutical company faces less risk?

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Definitions:

Psychodynamic Approaches

A set of psychological theories and therapeutic methods which emphasize the influence of the unconscious mind and childhood experiences on behavior.

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a chronic brain disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and impaired social or occupational functioning.

Unconscious Desires

Wishes or motivations that are not readily available to consciousness but influence behaviors and emotions.

Dopamine Hypothesis

A theory suggesting that the imbalance of dopamine levels in the brain contributes to the symptoms of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.