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Module 15.3 The Biomedical Therapies and Preventing Psychological Disorders Flashcards Quizlet
Course: Intro to Psychology (PSYCH 1101)
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4/5/2021 Module 55: The Biomedical Therapies and Preventing Psychological Disorders Flashcards | Quizlet
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Module 55: The Biomedical Therapies and Preventing
Psychological Disorders
Terms in this set (15)
biomedical therapy prescribed medications or medical procedures that act directly on
the patient's nervous system
psychopharmacology the study of the effects of drugs on mind and behavior
antipsychotic drugs drugs used to treat schizophrenia and other forms of severe
thought disorder
antianxiety drugs drugs used to control anxiety and agitation
antidepressant drugs
drugs used to treat depression; also increasingly prescribed for
anxiety. Different types work by altering the availability of various
neurotransmitters
Electro convulsive therapy (ECT)
a biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients in which a
brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized
patient
repetitive transcranial magnetic
stimulation (rTMS)
psychosurgery
lobotomy
A now-rare psychosurgical procedure once used to calm
uncontrollably emotional or violent patients. The procedure cut
the nerves that connect the frontal lobes to the emotion-
controlling centers of the inner brain.
resilience the personal strength that helps most people cope with stress and
recover from adversity and even trauma
