Spontaneous Remission Refers to the Fact That Symptoms of Psychological

question 244

Multiple Choice

Spontaneous remission refers to the fact that symptoms of psychological problems sometimes improve without any treatment. Your textbook discusses a method that was used to attempt to compare the rate of spontaneous remission to the rate of successful treatment reported by psychotherapists. What was found?

• A)Over time, symptoms of untreated psychological disorders tended to get worse more often than they became better.
• B)Over time, symptoms of untreated psychological disorders tended to get better more often than they become worse.
• C)The rate of spontaneous remission was as high as the success rates reported by therapists.
• D)The rate of spontaneous remission was higher than the success rates reported by therapists, though only for males.
• E)The rate of spontaneous remission was higher than the success rates reported by therapists, though only for females.

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