Which of the Following Is True About the Diagnosis of Substance-Related

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about the diagnosis of substance-related dependence and abuse in DSM-IV?

• A)A person may be diagnosed with both dependence and abuse of a given substance.
• B)Separate symptoms have been listed for each individual drug type.
• C)The criteria for substance-related abuse center on consequences in several life areas.
• D)All of these are true.
• E)None of these are true.

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Definitions:

Placebo Effect

A phenomenon where a person experiences a perceived improvement in condition due to their expectations, rather than the effect of an active intervention.

Placebo Effect

A psychological phenomenon where patients experience perceived or actual improvements in their condition due to their belief in the efficacy of a treatment that is inert or not specifically effective for the condition being treated.

Fake Treatment

A placebo or sham treatment, with no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs or treatments.

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the treatment being tested, used as a benchmark to measure the effect of the treatment on another group.