Module 73

Question 1

psychopharamcology

Answer 1

the study of effects of drugs on the mind and behaviors

Question 2

antipsychotic drugs

Answer 2

drugs used to treat schizophrenia and other forms of severe thought disorder

Question 3

antianxiety drugs

Answer 3

drugs used to control anxiety and agitation

Question 4

antidepressant drugs

Answer 4

drugs used to treat depression, anxiety disorders, OCD, and PTSD

EX selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors - SSRIs

Question 5

electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

Answer 5

• biomedical therapy
  for severely depressed patients, a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthitized patient

Question 6

repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)

Answer 6

the application of repeated pulses of magnetic energy to the brain; used to stimulate or surpress brain activity

Question 7

psychosurgery

Answer 7

surgery that removes or destroys brain tissue in an attempt to change behavior

Question 8

lobotomy

Answer 8

psychosurgical procedure once used to calm emotionally uncontrollable or violent patients. Procedure cuts the nerves connecting the frontal lobe to the emotion-controlling centers of the inner brain

Question 9

resilience

Answer 9

the ability to cope with stress and recover from adversity

Question 10

posttraumatic growth

Answer 10

positive psychological changes as a result of struggling with extremely challenging circumstances and life crises