Anxiety

Question 1

Autistic disorder

Answer 1

troubles with social

Question 2

when do signs start being noticed

Answer 2

2-3 years of child life

Question 3

what are the signs

Answer 3

not wanting to be picked and avoid eye contact

Question 4

mild form

Answer 4

no interest in social interest in social interactions and intersted in narrow subjects

Question 5

how does affect language

Answer 5

abnormal or non existant language

and may refer to themselves as other

Question 6

what abnomal behaviours do they exhibit

Answer 6

flapping their hands and rocking back and forth

Question 7

incidence of autism

Answer 7

more common in males than females 2:1 with intellectual disability
7:1 high functioning

Question 8

how is autism normally acquired

Answer 8

highly heritable
genetic mutations
some viral infections during pregnancy that affects brain signaling

Question 9

what is paculiar in autistic peoples brains

Answer 9

2-3 years theirs brain are bigger than normal

Question 10

hypothesis on the larger brain in autistic children

Answer 10

-altered neuronal migration
-Abnormal formation oof synapses and dendritic spines
-Overconnectivity in key brain regions
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Question 11

fusiform area

Answer 11

they did not have activity in the fusiform area to recognise faces.
They do not care for this

Question 12

treatment

Answer 12

No real cure
- intensive bahavioural therapy as children

-Group homes

• anticonvulsants to calm them
  antidepressant
  antipsychotics
  stimulant

Question 13

OCD

Answer 13

need to repeatedly to check things. perform certain retuals

Question 14

what is the incidence in OCD

Answer 14

2%

More in females than males

Question 15

what might be the cause OCD

Answer 15

disregulated behaviour in the the basal ganglia

Question 16

OCD treatments

Answer 16

councelling. Not lettinghtem wash their hands
CBT

antidepressants

brain lesion in the cingulotomy cutting between the PFC

Question 17

Addiction

Answer 17

changes the priorities of the person.

Question 18

what is the most common addiction

Answer 18

alcohol

Question 19

how does alcohol addiction harm you

Answer 19

fetal alcohol syndrome 
cirrhosis of the liver 
Korsakoff syndrome( hipocampal function)
Increased rate of heart disease 
increased rate of intracerebral hemorrhage
pancreatitis, diabetes

Question 20

how can you get alcohol addiction

Answer 20

addictive personalities

finding the right drug

Question 21

why are people addicted

Answer 21

reinforcement

It doesnt matter the contest

Question 22

is craving conscious

Answer 22

more subconscious

basal ganglia is looking for quick reinforcement.

Question 23

Neural mechanisms for addictions

Answer 23

drugs that increase dopamine in striatum at higher speed

Question 24

Tolerance in addiction

Answer 24

having to take more of the drug over time to get the same effect

Question 25

Withdrawal

Answer 25

opposite effect of the drug

Question 26

Negative reinforcement

Answer 26

Reinforce the behaviour with negative effects

Question 27

why people crave drugs

Answer 27

deficit in self control.

They seem to show deficit in the PFC.

Question 28

Combordity in addiction

Answer 28

there is alot of it in addiction eg AADHD

Question 29

naltrexone

Answer 29

Block binding site approach: opioid receptor antagonist.
blocks action of opiates
gives them will power to think about other things

Question 30

Naloxone

Answer 30

rapid opioid receptor antagonist.

Immediatly puts people in withdrawal

Question 31

Methadone maintenance

Answer 31

giving them a less potent drug.

Question 32

Buprenorphine

Answer 32

something in between

Keeps out the other opiate from the receptor site but it also has opiate effect.
Mixed with naloxone

Question 33

Cocaine vaccine

Answer 33

immune system to fight the molecules when it enters the blood stream

Question 34

Stress disorders

Answer 34

physiological reation to something bad

meant to prepare people to react

Question 35

when is stress bad

Answer 35

when theres too much

Question 36

What does stress activate

Answer 36

activatea the sympathetic autonomic nervous branch

Question 37

Glucocorticoids

Answer 37

group of hormones important for protein break down

Question 38

pathway for cortil

Answer 38

amygdala- hypothalamus-