Despite the Many Barriers to Effectively Researching the Effectiveness of Disaster

question 67

Multiple Choice

Despite the many barriers to effectively researching the effectiveness of disaster responses, it has been found that

• A) treatment benefits everyone.
• B) a single debriefing session is always an effective "quick fix."
• C) cognitive therapy reduces the PTSD symptoms of the majority of those who are treated.
• D) more study in this area is not needed as it is too expensive, too time consuming, and too subjective.

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

The cost of the next best alternative forgone as a result of making a decision.

Substitution Effect

The change in consumption patterns due to a change in the relative prices of goods.

Marginal Product

The increase in output that results from employing one more unit of a factor of production.

Income Effect

How an individual's or economic income shift influences the demand for goods or services.