The Text Authors Punctuate the Closing of Their Book with the Exclamation

question 25

Multiple Choice

The text authors punctuate the closing of their book with the exclamation that "Psychotherapy works!" What they mean is that:

• A)psychotherapy is effective for some people with particular kinds of problems.
• B)psychotherapy is effective in the vast majority of cases,but not as effective as biomedical interventions.
• C)psychotherapy yields large effect sizes that rival or exceed those in biomedicine.
• D)cognitive-behavioral and interpersonal psychotherapies are effective while other therapies are less so.

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Definitions:

Sympathetic Nervous System

Part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for 'fight or flight' response during stressful or emergency situations.

Internal Organs

Vital organs located within the main cavities of the body, such as the brain, heart, kidneys, liver, and lungs, which perform essential functions necessary for survival.

Axons

Long, threadlike parts of nerve cells along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells.

Sympathetic Nervous System

Part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for rapid action in situations of stress or danger.