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Chap 15 psych treatments Flashcards

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What is psychopharmacology

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A study on how drugs affect the brain

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What is psychomedication

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The medication for treating mental illnesses and that interfere with neurotransmitter

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What is a psychiatrist

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A medical doctor who specializes in treatment of mental illness ( they are the only one who can prescribe medication)

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When were antipsychotic drugs first appeared

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In the 1950’s

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What are some classics antipsychotics

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Reserpine and Thorazine

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What are the effects of reserpine and Thorazine

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In schizophrenia, they are used to having high dopamine, but with the drugs they are lowering the activity by blocking dopamine receptors

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What are some drawbacks

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It only manages the positive symptoms and is not effective with the negative

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What are some physical drawbacks of reserpine and thorazine

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They affect extrapyramidal symptoms ( abnormal movements) and are linked with tardive dyskinesia ( uncontrollable tics in the body)

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What is the revolving door patient

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The patient is in and out of the hospital because of the side effects when they stopped the medication

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What is the newer generation of medication called

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atypical antipsychotic

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What is an example of atypical antipsychotic drug

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clozapine

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What are some advantages of atypical antipsychotic drugs

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They affect only the places associated with schizophrenia, They influence dopamine,serotonin, norepininpherin and Ach

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What are the disadvantages of atypical antipsychotic

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Similar effects witht he classics, they are not much more effective

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What are the negative effects of Clozapine

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Affects and influences the immune system and weakens it ( can be reversed)

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What is psychotherapy

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When people go all together to talk about the patient’s problem

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Is the family environment important

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YES, if the family is disfunctional they are more likely to relapse

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How was depression treated before

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With amphetamines and opioids, however HIGHLY ADDICTIVE AND NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES)

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How is depression described

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With low levels of serotonin, noreepinepherine, dopamine and glutamate

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What do antidepressants influence

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They influence more than neurotransmitters

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What re the first generation of neurotransmitters

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MAO inhibitors and tricyclics

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What does the first generation of antidepressent do

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They enhance the activity of monoamines

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What and how are MAO inhibitors with depression

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Enhance dopamine,NE and serotonin , they block the degradation of it

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What is MAO

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An enzyme in the liver that breaks down monoamines and tyramine

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What and how are the effects of tricyclics

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They effect NE and serotonin and they block the reuptake

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What happened in the 2nd and 3rd generation

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They all had similar effect and side effects ( no improvement)

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What are SSRI’s

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selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

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What are the effects of prozac

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Effective and few side effect , it takes a few weeks before we feel it

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Why does it take a few weeks before we feel something

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In neurogenesis they will form new neurons, they also enhance connectivity

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Who are Prozac cousins

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Zoloft and paxil

30
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What are the 4th generation of antidepressant known as

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a dual-reuptake inhibitors

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What does ketamine help with

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Glutamate

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What are anxiolytics

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Treat anxiety

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What are some benzodiazepine

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xanax and valium

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How are benzodiazepine considered as Nervous system depressants

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They slow andreduce the activity of the nervous system

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What does benzodiazepine do

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They calm down, relax muscles and promote sleep.

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What are the effects of benzodiazepine in the brain

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They reduce the activity of the amygdala and they enhance the activity of GABA ( neurotransmitter)

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What are some drawbacks of benzodiazepine

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THye slowdown thinking,impair judgment,reduce alertness,slow reaction time, can lead to coma or death , are highly addictive, they are deadly when taking it with alcohol.

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What is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

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Two electrodes are places in the skull to deliver current to the brain

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What is the goal of ECT

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Cause a seizure in the brain

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Why and what is it used for ( ECT)

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To reduce seizures and can be used for depression as a last resort

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What are some side effects of ECT

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Memory problems that can be resolved

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who started using ect

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Ugo cerletti and lucio bini

43
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Why does ECT have a bad reputation

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How it was portrayed in media,they would give it even if they didn’t do what they wanted, get rid of gayness, the nazi used it

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What is the goal of psychological therapies

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to treat mental illness

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What is the therapeutic alliance

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A strong bond with your therapist will increase the probability of success

46
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Who is responsible for psychoanalysis

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FREUD

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What does psychoanalysis aim to do

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To access the unconcious mind and help resolve childhood conflicts

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What is free association

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To say the very first words that come to mind without censorship

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What is resistance analysis

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When a patient starts to resist therapeutic processes

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What is repression in resistance analysis

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Do whatever they can to stop ourselves to access the unconscious mind ( ex: cancel appointments, change topics)

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What is regression in resistance analysis

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We go back to old conflicts that have been resolved and not on the new stuff

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what is denial in resistance analysis

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When we think our life is wonderful and don’t need therapy anymore.

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What is transference analysis

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Developing strong feelings for their therapist like being mad, the therapist understand its not to them, but to a situation or a person in their life and try to make them understand

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What is dream analysis

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Our unresolve conflicts will appear in our dreams but in form of symbols.

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What is a manifest content

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The story line in the dream

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What is the latent content of the dream

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The symbolism behind the dream

57
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What is a freudian slip

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We mean to say one word but we say another one with a completely different meaning

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What is an interpretation of psychoanalyst

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The therapist will pay attention to everything and have to do things at the right time.

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What is the main principle of operant conditioning technique

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The behaviour is controlled by its consequences

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what happens when there’s a desirable consequence

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it will continue

61
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What happens when there’s an undesirable consequence

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likely not going to repeat itself

62
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How can we desensitize ourselves of a fear

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1.We will set a hierarchy of frightening situations
2.We will then spend time to learn and relax our bodies
3, In a real sate we will dace our fears and move hieracies, we stop when when were distress, then we calm down and go back again.

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What is the point of cognitive therapy

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To identify maladaptive ways of thinking an challenging them to have a more adaptive way of thinking

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Who is studying cognitive therapies

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Ellis and beck

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What is ellis known for

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Rational emotive therapy

66
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What is the ABC model

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A: adverse events
B: Belief
C: Consequences

67
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What is Beck known for

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Cognitive therapies for depression

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What does beck think of ct

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People with depression have a strong negative bias way of thinking

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What does beck use to help people with depression

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Thought recors, where they write about their feelings,

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