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Anti-psychotic Drugs Flashcards

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Psychotic disorders

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Persistent delusional disorder
Schizoaffective disorder
Mania
Bipolar disorder

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Presence of bizarre/non-bizarre delusions which have persisted for at least a month

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Persistent delusional disorders

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Loss of contact with reality and mood problems

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Schizoaffective disorder

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4
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State of abnormally elevated or ireitable mood and/or energy levels

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Mania

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5
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Periods of mania alternating with depression

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Bipolar disorder

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6
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Most common psychotic disorder

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Schizophrenia

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7
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Difficult to tell the diff bet real and unreal

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Schizophrenia

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One of the sx is BLUNTED AFFECT

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Schizophrenia

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9
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Symptoms must persist for at least 6 months

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Schizophrenia

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10
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Schizophrenia symptoms
Positive:__________
Negative:__________

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Cognitive

Affective

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False beliefs

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Delusions

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False sensory perceptions

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Hallucinations

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13
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Types of delusions

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Grandiose 
Religious
Somatic 
Nihilistic 
Sexual 
Persecutory
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14
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Fantastical beliefs

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Grandiose delusion

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Belief on having abnormality on his physical body

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Somatic delusion

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Not having any rules/laws

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Nihilistic delusion

17
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Everybody is working against me

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Persecutory

18
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Most common type of delusion

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Persecutory

19
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Most common type of hallucination

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Auditory

20
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Psychotic disorders are due to excessive __________ neurotransmission

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Dopamine

21
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Dopamine is found in

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Brain and

Adrenal medulla in kidneys

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Dopamine inhibits release of

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Prolactin

23
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Main receptor of antipsychotic drugs

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D2

24
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Dopaminergic pathways

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Mesolimbic-mesocortical pathway
Nigrostriatal pathway
Tuberculoinfundibular system
Medullary-periventricular pathway

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Related to BEHAVIOR

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Mesolimbic-mesocortical pathway

26
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Controls VOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS

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Nigrostriatal pathway

27
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Inhibits PROLACTIN RELEASE

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Tuberoinfundibular system

28
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Lost of apetite

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Medullary-periventricular pathway

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