Explain what is meant by a therapeutic index
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: This represents the difference in dose response curves for a therapeutic effect (e.g., reduction of appetite) versus a toxic effect (e.g., a dose required to induce seizures).
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Evaluators, using the componential approach, have found that Maisie is exceptionally intelligent. Which of the following statements best describes how they would explain her high level of intelligence?
A) The role of culture and schooling are primary factors in Maisie's intellectual development. B) Neurological evidence is only slightly correlated to Maisie's intelligence. C) Maisie's high level of intelligence is entirely due to causes within her. D) Maisie is highly unusual, and evaluators are at a loss to explain why.
Which of the following personality assessments is used by more clinical psychologists than any other personality assessment?
a. MMPI-2 b. TAT c. Rorschach d. sentence completion methods