A psychiatric nurse practitioner completes a study examining psychological distress scores (DS), hours spent exercising (X), and number of counseling sessions (C) to see if these variables impact minutes spent in ritualistic behavior among patients diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder. She reports the following regression equation.
Y= 59+ 3.98(DS)-2.89(X)-4.5(C)
If a patient has a distress score of 5, spends 2 hours exercising and attends a counseling session you would expect to see about how many minutes of ritualistic behavior?
A) 9.6
B) 68.6
C) 29.5
D) unable to determine

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The Answer of A psychiatric nurse practitioner completes a study examining psychological distress scores (DS), hours spent exercising (X), and number of counseling sessions (C) to see if these variables impact minutes spent in ritualistic behavior among patients diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder. She reports the following regression equation.
Y= 59+ 3.98(DS)-2.89(X)-4.5(C)
If a patient has a distress score of 5, spends 2 hours exercising and attends a counseling session you would expect to see about how many minutes of ritualistic behavior?
A) 9.6
B) 68.6
C) 29.5
D) unable to determine

A Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Completes a Study Examining Psychological Distress