Biological Approach - OCD Flashcards
1
Q
What does COMT do?
A
Regulates the production of neurotransmitter dopamine
2
Q
Will OCD sufferers have more or less COMT?
A
Less
3
Q
What does SERT do?
A
Affects the transportation of seratonin
4
Q
What does diathesis stress suggest?
A
Each individual gene creates a vulnerability for OCD and other conditions
5
Q
Neurotransmitter
A
Chemical substances that play an important part in the workings of the nervous system by transmitting nerve impulses across a synapse
6
Q
Gene
A
Part of the chromosome of an organism that carries information in the form of DNA
7
Q
Dopamine
A
One of the key neurotransmitters in the brain, effecting motivation and drive
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Q
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