Research Comparing the Effectives of Different Types of Psychotherapies to Drug

question 501

Multiple Choice

Research comparing the effectives of different types of psychotherapies to drug treatments found which type of treatment was the most effective for treating depression?

• A)Behavioural activation therapy
• B)Cognitive therapy
• C)Drug therapy
• D)All three types of treatment were more effective compared to the placebo treatment.

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Definitions:

Social Interaction

The process by which individuals act and react to those around them, critical for the development of social skills and relationships.

Discriminative Stimuli

Environmental cues or signals that indicate the availability of reinforcement or punishment, guiding behavior.

Cognitive Mediator

An internal process that occurs in the mind, influencing the relationship between environmental stimuli and an individual's response.

Collateral Behavior Change

A change in behaviors not directly targeted by an intervention but that occurs as a secondary effect of the intervention.