PSYCH 100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Psychosurgery, Paliperidone, Atypical Antipsychotic

• School: UMASS-Amherst
• Department: Psychology & Brain Sciences
• Course: PSYCH 100
• Professor: tamararahhal

Document Summary

Antianxiety drugs // reduce the levels of anxiety a person experiences by reducing excitability and increasing feelings of well- being. Popular drugs include xanax and valium which when mixed with alcohol can be lethal and long term use can lead to dependence. Antidepressant drugs // medications that improve a severely depressed patient"s mood and feelings of well being. Work by changing the concentration of specific neurotransmitters in the brain. (tricyclic, mao inhibitors, ssris) Antipsychotic drugs // drugs that temporarily reduce psychotic symptoms like agitation, hallucinations or delusions. The new generation is known as atypical antipsychotics. Aversion therapy: goals // (classical therapies) pair behavior with a negative even to distinguish it. Behavioral therapy: exposure // people are confronted gradually or suddenly to a feared stimulus but with no bad outcome (positive event) eventually the anxiety will be distinguished. Behavioral therapy: goal // (classical therapies) change the problem behavior, no thoughts, no reflection on the past.