Abnormal Mood Neurobiology Flashcards
1
Q
This disease results from disordered appetitive functioning
A
Depression
Mania
Hypomania
2
Q
Dizygotic twin depression rate
A
12%
3
Q
Monozygotic twin depression rate
A
27%
4
Q
TRH in depression
A
Thought that there is TRH hypersecretion
increased TRH in CSF
5
Q
Cortisol levels in depression?
A
? chronic hypersecretion corticotropin (CRF) releasing hormone from hypothalamus
6
Q
Reduced grey area in which brodman area in bipolar?
A
Brodman area 24 (anterior cingulate)
7
Q
Increased metabolism in amygdala seen in which condition?
A
Bipolar