When Clinicians Use "Empirically-Supported" Therapies, They Will Do All of the Following

question 448

Multiple Choice

When clinicians use "empirically-supported" therapies, they will do all of the following EXCEPT

• A)rely mainly on intuition in the selection of therapies for specific disorders.
• B)seek guidance from research experiments.
• C)have a better understanding of which therapies "work" best for specific types of problems.
• D)weed out fringe "therapies" that have little or no value.

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Definitions:

Post-operative Complications

Health problems that occur after surgery, ranging from minor issues such as mild infections to serious conditions like blood clots or organ failure.

Anaesthetic

Substances used to induce anesthesia, temporarily eliminating sensation or pain in a part of the body or the whole body.

Intravenous (IV)

Pertaining to the administration of substances directly into a vein, typically for hydration or the delivery of medication.

Estimated Blood Loss

An estimate of the volume of blood a patient has lost during surgery or due to injury, used to guide treatment decisions.