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prescribed medications or procedures that act directly on the person’s physiology

the study of the effects of drugs on mind and behavior

drugs used to treat schizophrenia and other forms of severe thought disorder

drugs used to control anxiety and agitation

drugs used to treat depression, anxiety disorders, OCD, and PTSD (several widely used antidepressant drugs are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors - SSRIs)

a biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients in which a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient

the application of repeated pulses of magnetic energy to the brain; used to stimulate or suppress brain activity

surgery that removes or destroys brain tissue in an effort to change behavior

a psychosurgical procedure once used to calm uncontrollably emotional or violent patients; cuts the nerves connecting the frontal lobes to the emotion-controlling centers of the inner brain

the personal strength that helps most people cope with stress and recover from adversity and even trauma

positive psychological changes as a result of struggling with extremely challenging circumstances and life crises