Biological

Question 1

Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs

Answer 1

• also called as anxiolytic, produce feelings of relaxation and drowsiness
  Benzodiazepines: sedative that slow down body and brain’s function (depressant)
  Barbiturates: medication that causes relaxation and drowsiness (depressant)

Question 2

Antidepressant

Answer 2

• improve the mood of people with depression - increase the activity of serotonin and norepinephrine

Question 3

Antipsychotic

Answer 3

• correct grossly confused or distorted thinking
• relieve anxiety by altering the activity of dopamine

Question 4

Vagus Nerve Stimulation

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Electroconvulsive Therapy

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Mood Stabilizers

Answer 7

• stabilize the moods of people suffering from bipolar disorder
  also known as antibipolar drugs
  Lithium: metallic element that occurs in nature as mineral salt and is an effective treatment for bipolar disorders

Question 8

Detoxification

Answer 8

• systematic and medically supervised withdrawal from a drug
  Disulfiram: causes violent vomiting when followed by ingestion of alcohol

Question 9

Antagonist Drug

Answer 9

• block or change the effects of an addictive drug

Question 10

Antianxiety

Answer 10

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

Question 11

SSRIs

Answer 11

• treat depression by increasing the levels of serotonin in the brain
• block reabsorption of serotonin into neurons