Module 35 Terms

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biomedical therapy

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The treatment of psychological disorders by changing the brain's functioning with prescribed drugs, electroconvulsive therapy, or surgery.

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deinstitutionalization

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The release of patients from mental hospitals into the community.

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Antipsychotic drugs

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A category of medications used primarily to treat schizophrenia.

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antianxiety drugs

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A category of medications used to treat people experiencing significant stress; they can be helpful in treating people with anxiety disorders.

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antidepressant drugs

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A category of medications used primarily to boost serotonin levels in the brain. They can be helpful in treating major depression.

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electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

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Therapy for major depression in which a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient.

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lobotomy

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A now-rare psychosurgical procedure once used to calm uncontrollably emotional or violent patients. The procedure involved cutting the nerves that connect the frontal lobes to the emotion-controlling centers of the inner brain.