Question

Tranquilizers are also known as:
A. Psychosomatic drugs
B. Psychotherapeutic drugs
C. Psychosystolic drugs
D. None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: We all are familiar with the term drug addiction. Tranquilizers are one of the primary drugs people get addicted to since it reduces all physical and psychological effects of anxiety. Benzodiazepine is the most famous tranquilizer which is used.

Complete step by step solution:
Tranquilizers is a drug which is used to reduce anxiety, fear, tension, agitation and related to states of mental disturbance. Tranquilizers are also known as psychotherapeutic drugs. It falls into two major categories i.e. major and minor. Major Tranquilizers are also known as neuroleptics because they are used to treat major states of mental disturbance.
Minor Tranquilizers which are also known as anxiolytics are used to treat milder states of anxiety and tension in healthy individuals or people with less serious mental disorders. The use of tranquilizer is very harmful for the human body, so it should only be used in limited quantities.

Hence the correct answer is option (B) i.e. Tranquilizers are also known as psychotherapeutic drugs.

Additional information:
Valium is a benzodiazepine, a tranquilizer which works by enhancing the activity of certain neurotransmitters in the brain. It is used to treat anxiety disorders, alcohol withdrawal symptoms or muscle spasms.

Note:
Tranquilizers cause a drug action or calming of behavior or the mental state. Sedative causes calming of anxiety but they also impair alertness. Both of these may also cause unwanted side effects as tremors of the limbs, rigidity, restlessness and involuntary spasms of the facial muscles or tongue and lips.