Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 87

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions
Scenario I
Scenario I is based on fabricated data inspired by the following study:
Pande, A. C., Crockatt, J. C., Feltner, D. E., et al. (2003) . Pregabalin in generalized anxiety disorder: a placebo-controlled trial. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 160(3) , 533-540.
Effect of Pregabalin on Anxiety
Pande and colleagues examined whether pregabalin (brand name Lyrica) was as effective as lorazepam (brand name Ativan) in treating anxiety. To that end, they administered either a low dose of pregabalin, a high dose of pregabalin, lorazepam, or placebo to participants for four weeks, then measured the participants' anxiety using the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale. The researchers found that not only did the high dose of pregabalin significantly reduce anxiety, but that it also reduced anxiety as well as lorazepam. The results of the study (Figure 1) indicate that pregabalin may be an effective alternative to lorazepam to treat anxiety in adults.
Figure 1. Hypothetical results of Pande et al (2003) showing the impact of each treatment on anxiety level. Anxiety was measured using the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale.
-(Scenario I) Patty was a participant in the study described in Scenario I. She told her friend she volunteered because she suffers from social anxiety and thought her participation might help her. Patty appears to be motivated based on:

• A) altruism.
• B) utilitarianism.
• C) egoism.
• D) idealism.

---

Definitions:

Social World

The sphere of human interaction and relationship, influenced by cultural, economical, and political structures.

Urbanization

The process by which cities grow and societies become more urban, typically involving the migration of people from rural to urban areas.

Agricultural

Pertaining to farming or the cultivation of plants and animals to produce food, fiber, medicinal plants, and other products to sustain and enhance human life.

Centralized World

A theoretical or literal global arrangement where power, governance, or economic systems are concentrated within a single central location or authority.