Asked by Brandon Provence on Jul 14, 2024
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Patient A was raised to view medical treatments as most effective; Patient B was raised to believe in faith healing and avoid medical treatments. If both patients are given a placebo, what is most likely?
A) The strength of their respective placebo responses should not be affected by the differences in what they believe.
B) Each will have a stronger response to a placebo that seems most similar to their respective preferred treatments.
C) Each will have a stronger response to a placebo that seems most different from the treatments that each one prefers.
D) Each will have a stronger response to a placebo that seems most different from the treatments that each one prefers
Placebo Responses
Beneficial effects experienced after the administration of a treatment that has no therapeutic value, attributed to the patient's belief in the treatment.
Faith Healing
The practice of prayer and gestures that are believed by some to elicit divine intervention in physical healing.
Medical Treatments
Procedures or applications of remedies to address or cure illnesses, injuries, or disease conditions in patients.
- Recognize the significance of patients' beliefs and expectations in the effectiveness of treatments, including placebos.
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Learning Objectives
- Recognize the significance of patients' beliefs and expectations in the effectiveness of treatments, including placebos.
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