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Psychology Chapter 19 test
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- prefrontal lobotomy a radical form os psychosurgery in which a section of the frontal lobe of thr brain in seven or destroyed
- antianxiety drug a type of medication the relieves anxiety disorders and panic disorders by depressing the activity of the central nervous system
- psychosurgery biologigical treatment in which specific areas of strutures of the brain are removed or destroyed to change behavior
- antidepressant drug a type of medication used to treat major depressionby increasing the amount of one or both of the neurotransmitters noradrenaline and serotonin
- electroconvulsive therapy a radical treatment for psychological disorders that involves passing an electric current through the brain of an anethetized patient
- lithium a chemical used to treat the mood swing of bipolar disorder
- antipsychotic drug a type of drug used to reduce agitation, delusions, and hallucinations by blocking the activity of dopamine in the brain
