PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTION - BIOLOGICAL

Question 1

also called as anxiolytic, produce feelings of relaxation and drowsiness

Answer 1

Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs

Question 2

sedative that slow down body and brain’s function (depressant)

Answer 2

Benzodiazepines

Question 3

medication that causes relaxation and drowsiness (depressant)

Answer 3

Barbiturates

Question 4

2 drugs under Anxiolytic

Answer 4

Benzodiazepines
Barbiturates

Question 5

improve the mood of people with depression

increase the activity of serotonin and norepinephrine

Answer 5

Antidepressant

Question 6

correct grossly confused or distorted thinking

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Antipsychotic

Question 7

relieve anxiety by altering the activity of dopamine

Answer 7

Antipsychotic

Question 8

treatment for depression in which an implanted pulse generator sends regular electrical signals to a person’s vagus nerve, then stimulates the brain

Answer 8

Vagus Nerve Stimulation

Question 9

electrodes attached to patient’s head and send an electrical current through the brain, causing seizure

Answer 9

Electroconvulsive Therapy

Question 10

electromagnetic coil, which placed on or above a person’s head sends a current into the person’s brain

Answer 10

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Question 11

stabilize the moods of people suffering from bipolar disorder

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Mood Stabilizers

Question 12

also known as antibipolar drugs

Answer 12

Mood Stabilizers

Question 13

metallic element that occurs in nature as mineral salt and is an effective treatment for bipolar disorders

Answer 13

Lithium

Question 14

systematic and medically supervised withdrawal from a drug

Answer 14

Detoxification

Question 15

causes violent vomiting when followed by ingestion of alcohol

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Disulfiram (detoxification)

Question 16

block or change the effects of an addictive drug

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Antagonist Drug

Question 17

also called as minor tranquilizers, help in reducing tension and anxiety

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Antianxiety

Question 18

treat depression by increasing the levels of serotonin in the brain

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SSRIs

Question 19

block reabsorption of serotonin into neurons

Answer 19

SSRIs