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Psychology 105: Module 10) Treatment Of Pyschological Disorders With Complete Solutions
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Psychology 105: Module 10) Treatment OfPyschological Disorders With Complete
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Pharmacotherapy Answer: Treatment of disease with medicines
Psychotherapy Answer: an ongoing dialogue between a patient and a mental health professional
Exorcism Answer: the act of freeing someone from demonic possession
Trepanation Answer: Drilling holes in the skull
insane asylum Answer: a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person, beaten
waterboarding blood letting
Philippe Pinel Answer: French physician who worked to reform the treatment of people with mental
disorder
Efficacy Answer: the ability to produce a desired or intended result in ideal settings
Effectiveness Answer: producing the desired result in the real world
psychopharmacology Answer: the study of the effects of drugs on mind and behavior
Antipsychotics Answer: Block dopamine receptors
, Chlorpromazine
Tardive dyskinesia
tardive dyskinesia Answer: involuntary movements of the facial muscles
Antidepressants Answer: Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
Tricyclic antidepressants
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors Answer: block the metabolic breakdown of dopamine,
norepinephrine, and serotonin
tricyclic antidepressants Answer: drugs used to treat severe depression; three-ringed fused
structure
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) Answer: a group of second-generation
antidepressant drugs that increase serotonin activity specifically, without affecting other
neurotransmitters
Anxiolytics Answer: Drugs that alleviate the symptoms of anxiety.
Lithium Drugs Answer: treat bipolar disorder; mood stabilizing
Valprotate Answer: Mood stabilizing drug, not as effective as lithium but also does not need to be
monitored as closely
ECT Answer: electroconvulsive therapy, induced seizure
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