Cognitive Therapy Works,top-Down,by Changing Thought Processes

question 15

Multiple Choice

Cognitive therapy works,top-down,by changing thought processes. Antidepressant drugs work,bottom-up,on the emotion-forming

• A)brainstem.
• B)cerebellum.
• C)limbic system.
• D)sensory cortex.

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Definitions:

Psychological Damage

Emotional or mental injury caused by experiences of stress, trauma, or abuse that adversely affects an individual’s mental health and well-being.

Construct Validity

The degree to which a test measures what it claims, or purports, to be measuring. It is the degree to which the dependent measure assesses what it intends to assess or the manipulation of the independent variable manipulates what it intends to manipulate.

Independent Variable

In experimental research, the variable that is manipulated by the researcher to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

In experimental and statistical research, the variable being tested and measured, expected to change as a result of manipulations of the independent variable.