The effects of antipsychotic medications on the ____ generally moderate spontaneous activity and decrease reactivity to stimuli.

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The effects of antipsychotic medications on the reticular activating system, limbic system and hypothalamus, generally moderate spontaneous activity and decrease reactivity to stimuli. Antipsychotics are a group of drugs that are mainly used to treat mental health illnesses such as schizophrenia, or mania that is caused by a bipolar disorder. They may also be used to treat severe anxiety and severe depressions.

Katarina [22]4 years ago

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The effects of the antipsychotic medications on the reticular activating system which is the answer moderates spontaneous activity thus decreasing it's reactivity to stimuli. The reticular activating system also known as RAS is a part of the brain located in the top of the spine extending around 2 inches upward. It makes the brain not to deal with more information than it can accommodate then.

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