AP Psych neurotransmitters

Question 1

What is dopamine responsible for?

Answer 1

pleasure

Question 2

What is Ach (aetylcholine) responsible for?

Answer 2

nerve communication with muscles (movement, heartbeat, etc)

Question 3

What is serotonin responsible for?

Answer 3

mood, digestion

Question 4

What is norepinephrine responsible for?

Answer 4

increased heart rate, arousal, anxiety

Question 5

What is glutamate responsible for?

Answer 5

learning and memory

Question 6

What is GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) responsible for?

Answer 6

lowering heart rate, calmness

Question 7

What are endorphins responsible for?

Answer 7

inhibiting pain

Question 8

What disorder involves an abnormal amount of dopamine?

Answer 8

Parkinson’s disease

Question 9

What disorders involve abnormal levels of Ach?

Answer 9

dementia, Alzheimer’s disease (diseases of memory)

Question 10

What disorders involve abnormal levels of serotonin?

Answer 10

depression, anxiety

Question 11

What disorders involve abnormal levels of norepinephrine?

Answer 11

ADHD, hypotension (hypo- means lower; hyper- means higher)

Question 12

What disorders involve abnormal levels of glutamate?

Answer 12

Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease

Question 13

What disorders involve abnormal levels of GABA?

Answer 13

depression, anxiety

Question 14

What disorders involve abnormal levels of endorphins?

Answer 14

depression, mood swings