The Focus on Neuroscience Box "Comparing Psychotherapy and Antidepressant Medication

question 158

Multiple Choice

The Focus on Neuroscience box "Comparing Psychotherapy and Antidepressant Medication" describes a study that compared psychotherapy and antidepressant medication as treatments for major depressive disorder. What broad conclusion can be drawn from the results of this study?

• A) Antidepressant medication is a more effective treatment for major depressive disorder than psychotherapy.
• B) Psychotherapy is a more effective treatment for major depressive disorder than antidepressant medication.
• C) Both antidepressant medication and psychotherapy affect brain activity and improve clinical symptoms of major depressive disorder.
• D) Antidepressant medication relieves the symptoms of major depressive disorder and normalizes brain activity in a much shorter time than psychotherapy, with longer-lasting effects.

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Definitions:

Inferior Goods

Goods for which demand decreases as the income of the consumer increases, opposite to normal goods.

Normal Goods

Goods for which demand increases as consumers' income increases, holding all other factors constant.

Cross-Price Elasticity

A measure of how the quantity demanded of one good changes in response to a price change of another good.

Quantity Demanded

The total amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price in a specific period.