Module 54

Question 1

Double Blind Procedures

Answer 1

To test the effectiveness of a drug patients are tested with the drug and a placebo, in which two groups of patients and medical health professionals are kept blind to who got the drug and who to the placebo.

Question 2

Clozapine

Answer 2

blocks receptors for dopamine and serotonin to remove the negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

Question 3

Antianxiety Drugs

Answer 3

depress central nervous system and reduce anxiety and tension by elevating the levels of GABA.

Question 4

SSRI’s

Answer 4

improve mood by elevating the levels of serotonin by inhibiting reuptake.

Question 5

Lithium Carbonate

Answer 5

a common salt has been used to stabilize manic episodes in bipolar disorders. It moderates levels of norepinephrine and glutamate neurotransmitters.

Question 6

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

Answer 6

delivered to severely depressed patients who do not respond to drugs. The patient is anesthetized and is given a muscle relaxant.

Question 7

Psychosurgery

Answer 7

surgery that removes or destroys brain tissue in effort to change behavior.

Question 8

Lobotomy

Answer 8

cutting the connections between frontal lobe and emotion centers of the brain.