Drugs that are used to treat or manage psychiatric symptoms by influencing brain activity associated with emotions and behavior are known as ____

a. psychological medications
b. neurologicalmedications
c. psychosomatic medications
d. psychotropic medications


D

Psychology

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Psychology

Joe, Meagan, Allison, and Timothy are classmates who must complete a major course assignment, as a group, by April 15th. During the first meeting, held on February 15th, they make plans for completing the project. Studies of the planning fallacy suggest they will

  a.  waste too much time planning out who will do what and when.   b.  underestimate the amount of time the group will need to complete its work.   c.  overestimate the amount of time the group will need to complete its work.   d.  spend much of their time thinking about problems that might slow their progress.   e.  make more accurate time estimates as a group than each one would if making plans individually.

Psychology

Jedediah is seeing his physician for a sexual dysfunction. His doctor indicates that antidepressant drugs have been successful in treating other patients with his same problem. What is likely the nature of Jedediah's sexual dysfunction?

a. Premature ejaculation b. Delayed ejaculation c. Erectile disorder d. Male hypoactive sexual desire disorder

Psychology

Caffeine has been used in a variety of medications to produce __________

a. cerebral stimulation b. diuresis c. coronary constriction d. all of these e. cerebral stimulation and diuresis only

Psychology