Biological theory

Question 1

Dopamine

Answer 1

neurotransmitter located primarily in the brain stem; has been found to be involved in the control of complex movements, motivation, cognition, and regulation of emotional responses

Question 2

Epinephrine

Answer 2

derivative of norepinephrine, the most prevalent neurotransmitter in the nervous system, located primarily in the brain stem, and plays a role in changes in attention, learning and memory, sleep and wakefulness, and mood regulation

Functions include:
Regulation of
Mood
Cognition
Perception
Locomotion
Cardiovascular functioning
Sleep and arousal

Question 3

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Answer 3

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Question 4

Psychoimmunology

Answer 4

examines the effect of psychosocial stressors on the body immune system

Question 5

Computed tomography (CT)

Answer 5

a diagnostic procedure in which a precise x-ray beam takes cross-sectional images (slices) layer by layer

Question 6

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Answer 6

diagnostic test used to visualize soft tissue structures; energy field is created with a magnet and radio waves, and then converted into a visual image

Question 7

Positron emission tomography (PET)

Answer 7

a diagnostic test used to examine the function of the brain by monitoring the flow of radioactive substances that are injected into the bloodstream

Question 8

Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)

Answer 8

a diagnostic test used to examine the function of the brain by following the flow of an injected radioactive substance

Question 9

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Answer 9

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Question 10

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Answer 10

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Question 11

Neurotransmitter

Answer 11

the chemical substances that is stored in the axon manufactured in the neuron that aid in the transmission of information throughout the body

Question 12

Psychoimmunology

Answer 12

examines the effect of psychosocial stressors on the body’s immune system

Question 13

What is Serotonin

Answer 13

a neurotransmitter found only in the brain

Question 14

Limbic system

Answer 14

Emotional system of the brain, feelings, sexuality and social behavior

Question 15

Acetylcholine Function

Answer 15

Sleep
Arousal
Pain perception
Modulation and coordination of movement
Memory acquisition and retention

Question 16

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Answer 16

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Question 17

Glutamate and Aspartate function

Answer 17

Relaying sensory information
Regulating various motor and spinal reflexes

Question 18

GABA function

Answer 18

Prevention of postsynaptic excitation
Interruption of the progression of electrical impulses at the synaptic junction

Question 19

What does altered GABA look like

Answer 19

Implicated in the etiology of anxiety disorders; the electrical impulses are being fired fast
Implicated in movement disorders and various forms of epilepsy

Question 20

Dopamine 4 functions

Answer 20

Regulation of movement and coordination
Emotions
Voluntary decision-making ability
Release of prolactin

Question 21

What does increased dopamine do

Answer 21

Mania and schizophrenia

Question 22

What does decreased dopamine do

Answer 22

Depression and Parkinson’s

Question 23

Serotonin Function

Answer 23

Sleep and arousal
Libido
Appetite
Mood
Aggression
Pain Perception

Question 24

What can altered serotonin do to the mind

Answer 24

Anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and schizophrenia

Question 25

Too much acetylcholine causes

Answer 25

Depression

Question 26

Not enough Acetylcholine in hippocampus causes

Answer 26

Dementia

Question 27

Not enough serotonin causes

Answer 27

Depression, anxiety, OCD,

Question 28

Not enough GABA causes

Answer 28

Anxiety

Question 29

Too much norepinephrine causes; only one.

Answer 29

schizophrenia

Question 30

Not enough norepinephrine or epinephrine causes

Answer 30

Depression