Human Health And Disease Question 123
Question: Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:
Assertion : Tranquillizers are called antipsychosis drug. Reason : Tranquillizers are used to treat psychosis.
Options:
A) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
B) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
C) If assertion is true but reason is false.
D) If the assertion and reason both are false.
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
Some tranquillizers are also called antipsychotic drugs (major tranquillizers) as they have good effect in all types of psychosis (patients having severe psychiatric illness, schizophrenic patients).
They reduce aggressiveness.
Thought and behaviour are gradually normalised and anxiety is relieved.
Examples of antipsychotic drugs are Phenothiazines, Butyrophenones, Pimozide, Reserpine, etc.
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