Describe the mechanism of action of the drug

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Assignment:

Consider these two psychological disorders: paranoid schizophrenia and major depressiye disorder. For both disorders:

. Describe the disorder and list the major symptoms associated with it

. List the category of drug most commonly used to treat the disorder

. Describe the mechanism of action of the drug (that is, the neurotransmitter system it targets and how it affects the system).

Explain what a phobia is, and explain how an indiyidual with arachnophobia (fear of spiders) would be treated with the techniques of systematic desensitization and the exposure technique of flooding. Also, discuss the theory behind the two treatments.

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