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oliviahorn72

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Rhonda has been diagnosed with PTSD after being beaten and raped by her ex-husband. She is discussing various treatment options with her therapist. Why might her therapist suggest cognitive-behavioral therapy rather than medication?
 
  a. Medications only numb the emotions, they do not help with the problems.
 b. The ability to express emotions and develop adaptive strategies will be more helpful.
  c. Cognitive-behavior treatments are easier to deal with after this type of event.
 d. Medications have not been found to be successful for treating PTSD.

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In the study by Cohen and his colleagues (1998) on susceptibility to the cold virus, ____.
 
  a. stress was not related to whether participants developed cold symptoms.
 b. all of the subjects who became infected with the virus developed cold symptoms because they all suffered some level of stress.
  c. only participants who suffered from acute stressful life events for less than a month developed cold symptoms.
  d. the stressors most closely related to colds were long-term conflicts with family or friends and either unemployment or underemployment.


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bobsmith

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

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oliviahorn72

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Gracias!

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Wow, this really help

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