The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires controlled trials that last for a few weeks or, at most, a few months to test the effects of drugs used in the treatment of psychological disorders. What concerns are raised by the limited time period for
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: A good answer will include the following key points.
• The effects of taking drugs for psychological disorders indefinitely are still unknown.
• This is especially true for vulnerable groups such as children, pregnant women, and the elderly—or for the generation of young adults who have been taking them since childhood or adolescence, when the brain is still developing.
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a. sociology b. psychology. c. social psychology. d. anthropology. e. political science.
The two biggest emerging trends in the study of personality theory are
a) neurobiology and psychoanalysis. b) neurobiology and spirituality. c) spirituality and humanism. d) neurobiology and behaviorism.