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Scenario II
It is challenging to conclusively demonstrate the effectiveness of treatments for psychological disorders.Although treatments may appear to work,their apparent effectiveness could be due to a number of other factors,termed treatment illusions.Treatments may appear effective due to natural improvement unrelated to the treatment,placebo effects in which the apparent effectiveness of a treatment is due to the expectancy of its effectiveness,and reconstructive memory in which persons remember their symptoms prior to treatment as more severe than they were.
-(Scenario II) An introductory psychology student accepts the facts that medications can improve the symptoms of some psychological disorders but thinks that most forms of psychotherapy are effective only because "it's all in the patient's head." In defense of the effectiveness of psychotherapy,a clinical psychologist would NOT make the point that:

• A)psychotherapy has been shown to produce clinical improvements that are greater than placebo levels.
• B)for a number of disorders,psychotherapy has been shown to be more effective than is pharmacotherapy.
• C)effective psychotherapies and pharmacotherapies for a particular disorder activate similar brain regions.
• D)psychotherapies are carefully administered such that placebo effects are minimal.

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Definitions:

SA Node

The sinoatrial node, a group of cells in the right atrium of the heart that regulates the heart's electrical rhythm.

AV Node

The atrioventricular node, a component of the heart's electrical system responsible for delaying the transmission of electrical impulses from the atria to the ventricles.

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Nasal Cannula

A medical device used to deliver supplemental oxygen or airflow to a patient needing respiratory help, consisting of a lightweight tube placed under the nostrils.