Behavioral Pharmacology Is Considered to Be in a State of Crisis

question 18

Multiple Choice

Behavioral pharmacology is considered to be in a state of crisis because:

• A)pharmaceutical companies have reduced their budget for research and development.
• B)the usefulness of antianxiety drugs has been the subject of intense scrutiny.
• C)drugs that have been developed for Alzheimer's disease have not been very successful.
• D)there have been no fundamentally new drugs developed in nearly 30 years that effectively treat mental illness.

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Definitions:

Conception

The process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization and the implantation of an embryo in the womb.

Amniocentesis

Amniocentesis is a medical procedure used in prenatal diagnosis, where a small amount of amniotic fluid, which contains fetal tissues, is extracted from the amnion or amniotic sac surrounding a developing fetus, to test for genetic conditions or other fetal infections.

Chorionic Villus Sampling

A prenatal test where a small sample of the placental tissue (chorionic villi) is taken to test for chromosomal abnormalities and certain other genetic problems.

Fetal Cells

Cells that make up the developing fetus in the womb, which possess the ability to divide and specialize into various cell types.