A2:Biological Aproach To Health Flashcards

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What does biological approach mean in terms of health

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Whether someone is healthy or unhealthy would be based on factors such as genetics hormones, neurotransmitters brain structure, et cetera

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What is a neurotransmitter

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Chemicals used to transmit messages from one brain cell to another across the synapse

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Excitatory neurotransmitter

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Increase brain activity and allow more signals to be sent around the brain

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Inhibitory neurotransmitter

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They decrease brain activity and have calming effects

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What happens when neurotransmitters are imbalanced

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Can cause health issues

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Excitatory or inhibitory

Dopamine

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Excitatory

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Excitatory or inhibitory

Serotonin

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inhibitory

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Dopamine at the correct quanitity

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Responsible for feelings of pleasure and reward and also involved with mood and decision-making

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Too much dopamine

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Linked to OCD this makes someone get a rush of pleasure from doing the compulsion and then carry on doing the compulsion

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Too little dopamine

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Link to symptoms of depression for example losing pleasure in activities they ones enjoyed

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The correct amount of serotonin

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Involved with emotions and mood and the sleep cycle, food, digestion, and pain relief

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Too much GABA (main inhibitory neurotransmitter)

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Leads to little brain activity which leads to hypersomnia (where u fall asleep often in the day)

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Too little serotonin

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Has been linked to depression as it plays a role in your mood

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What is genetic predisposition

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When one has certain genes which just make them more likely to develop a disorder but doesn’t always mean they are going to get the disorder just more likely

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Examples of disorders that people can genetically predispose to

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1) type 2 diabieties
2) depression
3) breast cancer
4)heart disease
5)sickle cell anaemia

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