What Do Neuroimaging Techniques Show When Comparing the Effects of Medication

question 42

Multiple Choice

What do neuroimaging techniques show when comparing the effects of medication on anxiety with the effects of psychotherapy?

• A)Medication appears to normalize anxiety circuits in the brain, and psychotherapy has little if any effect.
• B)Psychotherapy appears to normalize anxiety circuits in the brain, and medication has little if any effect.
• C)Psychotherapies produce neurobiological changes similar to those seen with medications.
• D)Neither medications nor psychotherapies appear to have much effect on anxiety circuits in the brain.

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