The Effects of Antipsychotic Medications on the Generally Moderate Spontaneous

question 30

Multiple Choice

The effects of antipsychotic medications on the generally moderate spontaneous activity and decrease reactivity to stimuli.

• A)hypothalamus
• B)limbic system
• C)reticular activating system
• D)cerebellum

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Definitions:

Lactation

The production and secretion of breast milk by mammalian mothers following childbirth, providing nourishment to the newborn.

Oxytocin

is a hormone and neurotransmitter that plays a role in social bonding, reproduction, and the childbirth process.

Prolactin

A hormone primarily responsible for stimulating milk production in breastfeeding women.

Neurotransmitters

Substances that carry messages from one nerve cell to another through the synapse in the nervous system.