A medication that relieves anxiety that a patient might experience is known as a/an:

a. Anxiolytic
b. Sympatholytic
c. Parasympathomimetic
d. Analgesic

a
Rationale: a. Correct.
b. A sympatholytic opposes the effects of the sympathetic nervous system.
c. A paraxympathomimetic is a medication that mimics the actions of the parasympathetic nervous system.
d. An analgesic is a medication that is used to alleviate pain.