When Tranquilizers Are Used for the Treatment of Phobias

question 37

Multiple Choice

When tranquilizers are used for the treatment of phobias:

• A) over time the brain is rewired in such a way as to reduce the phobic response
• B) they tend to be more effective than other interventions
• C) the phobia returns when the drug is no longer administered
• D) the side effects of the drug are worse than the phobia

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