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khang

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A physician is deciding whether to prescribe one of the older tricyclic antidepressant drugs or one of the newer, more recently developed ones. Fortunately, a medical journal just published a review of the drugs. What is the likely conclusion?
 
  a) There are no difference other than cost between the two groups of
   drugs.
   b) The newer drugs are more effective, work faster, and have fewer
   side effects.
   c) The older drugs have a higher degree of effectiveness but they have some troubling side effects.
   d) The two types of drugs do not differ in effectiveness, although the
   newer ones have fewer side effects.

Question 2

The idea that some people may be able to compensate for neurocognitive diseases by using alternative brain networks or cognitive strategies such that cognitive symptoms are less pronounced is called
 
  a) cognitive reserve
  b) cognitive adjustment
  c) mental compensation
  d) none of the above


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mohan

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

b

Answer to Question 2

d


khang

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Reply #2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Thank you


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Reply #3 on: Jun 22, 2018
No problem :)


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