Unit five mental health medication’s

Question 1

Psychotropic medication therapy

Answer 1

Uses medication to alter brain chemistry health mental health

Question 2

Psychoactive medication

Answer 2

Affect brain chemistry used to treat mental health disorders and improve emotionally cognitive function

Question 3

Antidepressant

Answer 3

Medication used to treat depressive disorders by altering brain chemistry increasing levels of neurotransmitters, such as serotonin and Norepinephrine

Question 4

Lithium

Answer 4

Used to treat bipolar disorder by stabilizing mood swings

Question 5

Anti-anxiety drugs

Answer 5

Psychoactive drug to alleviate anxiety symptoms affecting the neurotransmitter in the brain promoting relaxation

Question 6

Antipsychotic medication

Answer 6

Used to treat schizophrenia and other severe mental health disorders by altering neurotransmitters to reduce delusions and hallucinations

Question 7

Tardive Dyskinesia

Answer 7

Potential side effect of long-term use of anti-psychotic such as grimacing, random tongue movements, and jerking of the limbs

Question 8

Psychosurgery

Answer 8

Medical procedure and altering the brain tissue to help treat a severe medical disorder

Question 9

Lobotomy

Answer 9

Severing connections in the brain in the prefrontal cortex Historically used to treat severe mental health disorders

Question 10

Lesioning

Answer 10

Creating small targeted damage to a specific area of the brain to treat a neurological disorder

Question 11

TMS (Transcranial Magnetic
Stimulation)

Answer 11

Using magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in brain

Question 12

Electroconvulsive therapy

Answer 12

treatment that involves sending small
electric currents through the brain to induce
a brief seizure, often used to treat severe
depression