Anxiolytics Are Identified in Animal Behavioral Models Before They Are

question 47

Essay

Anxiolytics are identified in animal behavioral models before they are tested in humans. Many of these models are developed for face validity and thus use tasks that can produce behaviors indicative of stress, fear, or anxiety. Describe three such tests, including how they are conducted and their utility in testing anxiolytic effects.

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Definitions:

Depreciation Expense

The calculated apportionment of the price of a tangible asset over the duration it is useful.

Components

The individual parts or elements that make up a larger product, system, or machine.

Depreciated Separately

An accounting method in which assets are depreciated individually, based on their own useful life and depreciation rate, rather than being grouped together with other assets.

IFRS

International Financial Reporting Standards, a set of accounting standards developed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) that serve as a global framework for financial statements.