Why Is It Difficult to Describe Effective Treatments for Conversion

question 14

Multiple Choice

Why is it difficult to describe effective treatments for conversion disorder?

• A)Extensive research has found drugs work for some patients while cognitive-behavioural therapy works for others.
• B)Extensive research has found that there are no effective treatments for the disorder.
• C)Research in the 1970s suggested drug treatments worked; however, recent research suggests that drug treatments do not work.
• D)There have been very few systematic, controlled studies evaluating treatment.

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Definitions:

Specific Events

Distinct occurrences or outcomes with defined characteristics, often analyzed in probability and statistical studies.

Chance Variation

Random fluctuations in data or experimental results due to unpredictable factors.

Process

A series of actions or steps taken to achieve a particular end.

Chance Variation

Chance Variation refers to the unpredictability in data or outcomes that arises from random processes inherent in statistical experiments.