26.
(A)Nerli conducted a randomized clinical trial to investigate the efficacy of a brief outpatient rehabilitation program using a cognitive behavioral approach for PCC.
(B) Over the past few decades, substantial evidence has amassed for the efficacy of CBT for symptoms in the context of somatic conditions, including chronic fatigue syndrome.
(C) Theoretically, given that physiologic, cognitive, behavioral, and social processes are correlated, it follows that change in one system will bring about a change in the others.
(D)So far, there should be no other explanation for the symptoms that may substantially impact daily activities.

III. Discourse Structure

Questions 26-35: Choose the BEST answer from the box below for each blank in the passages.

Passage A

(A)Nerli conducted a randomized clinical trial to investigate the efficacy of a brief outpatient rehabilitation program using a cognitive behavioral approach for PCC.

(B) Over the past few decades, substantial evidence has amassed for the efficacy of CBT for symptoms in the context of somatic conditions, including chronic fatigue syndrome.

(C) Theoretically, given that physiologic, cognitive, behavioral, and social processes are correlated, it follows that change in one system will bring about a change in the others.

(D)So far(到目前為止), there should be no other explanation for the symptoms that may substantially impact daily activities.

The post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) is often referred to as long COVID. It is characterized by persistent, fluctuating symptoms, such as fatigue, breathlessness, and cognitive difficulties affecting all systems of the body three months or more after infection consistent with SARS-CoV-2.    26   Among the treatments of long COVID, cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), a practical approach to treating symptoms and distress, is now widely recommended. It encourages individuals to test different ways of coping.   27   CBT focuses on things that can be changed, such as behavior and patterns of thinking. The behavior change component has much in common with rehabilitation.   28   In addition, psychosocial interventions, especially CBT, have been found to positively change immune system functioning. Cognitive behavior therapy is not only positively associated with immune parameters, but also outperforms pharmacologic treatments.

統計、科學實驗、臨床試驗裡，randomized 通常表示「經過隨機分配」

clinical臨床的 adj,

outpatient 「門診病人」「非住院病人」 n.

rehabilitation（復健 / 復原 / 改造） n.

somatic  身體的（強調生理層面）adj.

interventions 介入措施 n,

pharmacologic 藥理的 adj, pharmacologic treatment