Which of the Following Statements Is True Regarding Drug Therapies

question 65

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true regarding drug therapies for conduct disorder?

• A) Within the United States and Canada, physicians are banned from prescribing stimulants to children with conduct disorder.
• B) SSRIs and SNRIs may produce irritability as a side effect when prescribed for children with conduct disorder.
• C) Traditional antipsychotic medications, such as Haldol and Mellaril, have been used to treat children with conduct disorder, with some success.
• D) A meta-analysis of clinical trials found that stimulants are only slightly effective in relieving ADHD symptoms in children with conduct disorder.

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Definitions:

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

Stereotype

A common yet rigid and overly simplistic representation or belief about a certain group or object, usually formed from insufficient information.

Fundamental Attribution Error

A common bias in social psychology where people tend to overemphasize personality traits and underestimate situational factors when explaining others' behaviors.

Confirmation Bias

The habit of scouting for, construing, preferring, and recalling insights in a manner that upholds one's antecedent beliefs or guesses.