As Discussed in Critical Thinking: Evaluating New Psychotherapies: the Case

question 10

Multiple Choice

As discussed in Critical Thinking: Evaluating New Psychotherapies: The Case of EMDR, when eye movement desensitization reprocessing was compared with a placebo treatment ("sham EMDR") , what was the result?

• A) Authentic EMDR therapy was much more effective than the sham EMDR treatment.
• B) There was no difference between the authentic EMDR therapy and the sham EMDR treatment.
• C) Both treatments resulted in a worsening of symptoms.
• D) Neither treatment had any effect at all.

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Definitions:

Behaviorism

A psychological approach that emphasizes the study of observable behavior and the role of environmental forces in shaping it, often excluding subjective mental states from the study.

Physiological Psychology

A branch of psychology that studies the relationship between physiological processes and behaviors.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach that explores the unconscious mind, aiming to uncover and resolve conflicts and psychological issues.

Selye

Refers to Hans Selye, a pioneering endocrinologist who defined the General Adaptation Syndrome, a theory of stress response.