What are two features of benzodiazepine sedative-hypnotics that distinguish them pharmacologically from barbiturate sedative-hypnotics?
What will be an ideal response?
Barbiturates have a relatively low therapeutic index, whereas benzodiazepines have a relatively high therapeutic index. Barbiturates can significantly elevate P450 enzymes with chronic exposure, while benzodiazepines tend not to. Barbiturates tend to suppress REM sleep, whereas benzodiazepines tend to interfere with deeper stages of sleep. Barbiturates are effective anesthetics, whereas benzodiazepines are not. Although both barbiturates and benzodiazepines work on GABAA receptors to enhance GABA activity, barbiturates can activate GABAA receptors independently of GABA.
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A. Integration B. Assimilation C. Separation D. Marginalization
The discussion about higher education and students of color pointed out that
a. tribal colleges offer Native Americans a transition between their native culture and colleges where most students are European American. b. academic achievement is emphasized more for Black males than for Black females. c. most Latina females report that faculty members expect them to do well in college. d. Latina families are more likely than other families to encourage their daughters to enroll in a college that is far from home.
A(n) _____ attachment is characterized by a lack of interest in exploring, little distress when separated from the attached caregiver, and lack of contact when the caregiver returns from separation
a. secure b. disorganized-disoriented c. resistant d. avoidant
Analytic, creative, and applied intelligence are considered to be the same across cultures.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)