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The term senility refers to the normal aging not connected with the occurrence of disease in an individual, and to the universal biological process of aging.
Antianxiety Drugs
Medications that are used to treat and reduce symptoms of anxiety.
Dopamine Synapses
The junctions between neurons where dopamine, a neurotransmitter involved in reward and pleasure, is transmitted.
Schizophrenia
A long-term mental disorder involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception and inappropriate actions and feelings.
Electroconvulsive Shock Therapy (ECT)
A medical treatment most commonly used for severe major depression or bipolar disorder that involves inducing seizures with the use of electrical stimulation while a patient is under anesthesia.
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