THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS
STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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stimualants
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LSD
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opiates
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barbituates
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Detailed explanation-1: -Barbiturates: Drugs that depress the activity of the central nervous system, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgment. Nembutal, Seconal, and Amytal are some examples.
Detailed explanation-2: -What are Barbiturates? Depressant drug used to help sleep, relieve anxiety, muscle spasms, and prevent seizures. Prescribed names: Fiorina®, Pentothal®, Seconal®, or Nembutal®.
Detailed explanation-3: -Phenobarbital is also used to relieve anxiety. It is also used to prevent withdrawal symptoms in people who are dependent (’addicted’; feel a need to continue taking the medication) on another barbiturate medication and are going to stop taking the medication.
Detailed explanation-4: -Opiates: Opium and its derivatives (morphine and heroin) depress neural activity, temporarily lessening pain and anxiety. They are highly addictive. When repeatedly flooded with an artificial opiate, the brain eventually stops producing its own opiates, endorphins, which can lead to overdose to relieve pain.
Detailed explanation-5: -diazepam (Valium®) clonazepam (Klonopin®) alprazolam (Xanax®) triazolam (Halcion®) estazolam (Prosom®) 06-Mar-2018