Biological Approach - OCD Flashcards

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What does COMT do?

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Regulates the production of neurotransmitter dopamine

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Will OCD sufferers have more or less COMT?

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Less

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What does SERT do?

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Affects the transportation of seratonin

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What does diathesis stress suggest?

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Each individual gene creates a vulnerability for OCD and other conditions

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Neurotransmitter

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Chemical substances that play an important part in the workings of the nervous system by transmitting nerve impulses across a synapse

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Gene

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Part of the chromosome of an organism that carries information in the form of DNA

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Dopamine

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One of the key neurotransmitters in the brain, effecting motivation and drive

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