PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The 1970s ushered in another one: a class of drugs called benzodiazepines. These medications were shown to treat anxiety that previously didn’t respond to any other treatments and helped with insomnia. They provided relief to many patients and were developed to replace another category of drugs called barbiturates.

Detailed explanation-2: -Benzodiazepines are the most widely used group of sedative drugs. Due to their safety and improved effectiveness, they have largely replaced barbiturates as drugs of choice in the treatment of anxiety.

Detailed explanation-3: -Benzodiazepines have largely replaced barbiturates both medically and recreationally due to their wider therapeutic window, lower drug tolerance, and lower propensity for abuse. Although tolerance to the sedative-hypnotic effects does occur, no tolerance appears to develop to the level at which lethal toxicity occurs.