Some Types of Depressant Drugs Are Specifically Used for

question 81

Multiple Choice

Some types of depressant drugs are specifically used for

• A) creating intense feelings of pleasure.
• B) increasing heart rate.
• C) increasing mental activity.
• D) relieving worry.

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Definitions:

Neural Connections

The links between neurons in the brain, which are created, strengthened, or weakened through experiences and learning.

Sensation

The process by which sensory receptors and the nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from the environment.

Stimulus

Anything in the environment that elicits a response from an organism, crucial in behaviorist theories of learning and conditioning.

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells, or neurons, which conduct electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.