Chapter 11; Childhood disorders + Chapter 12; Psychiatric Disorders Chapter 14; Injury + Illness

Question 1

what is the sex trend in ASD

Answer 1

more males than females

Question 2

What changes with ASD compared to a normal brian

Answer 2

white and gray matter

Question 3

What creates psychiatric disorders

Answer 3

genetics and the environment

Question 4

What structures are affected with OCD

Answer 4

basal ganglia and serotonin/dopamine development

Question 5

what strucutres are affected with PTSD

Answer 5

smaller hippocampus and PFC and amygdala overeacts

Question 6

what strucutres are affected with major depression and what other secretion is affected

Answer 6

low levels of neurotransmitters and the smaller hippocampus and PFC

Question 7

what are the characteristics of bipolar disorder (diagnose and affects)

Answer 7

hard to diagnose without family history, DNA misspelling and hard to treat

Question 8

what strucutres and medication + the affects are associated with schizophrenia

Answer 8

mutated PFC from development stages. Medication can dampen dopamine levels, but can cause parkinsons disease. Nicotine is a possible medication

Question 9

What happens with drugs and addiction (the path to addiction)

Answer 9

take drugs to activating neurons to releasing the neurotransmitter dopamine which activates the reward system in the limbic area of the brain

Question 10

What do drugs do to the brain and process

Answer 10

they copy actions of the neurotransmitters or block neurotransmitters.

Question 11

Explain the effect opiods has on the brain and possible treatment

Answer 11

natural opiods are endorphins, opiods act as endorphins increasing pleasure A treatment is to block opiod receptors

Question 12

Explain the effect nicotine has on the brain and possible treatment

Answer 12

attaches to nerve cells which releases a lot of neurotransmitters increasing heartbeat and attnetion. It creates a tolerance, needing more nicotine not very much treatment except support groups

Question 13

Explain the effect alcohol has on the brain and possible treatment

Answer 13

in ethanol which is water soluble fast to brain. It blocks glutamate receptors which affects memory. It changes balance (cerebellum) Treatments include behavior therapy and support groups

Question 14

Explain the effect marijuana has on the brain and possible positive affect

Answer 14

Distorts perception and alters sense and reward system in the hippocampus. marijuana can be a calming PTSD

Question 15

what are psychostimulants

Answer 15

stimulants that excite the brain and reduce dopamine receptors, causing addiction

Question 16

what are designer drugs

Answer 16

drugs that are tweaked to be legal, but cause addictie behabiors from psychostimulants

Question 17

what are club drugs and two examples

Answer 17

club drugs look legal like Molly and Exctasy

Question 18

How are brain tumors named and example

Answer 18

named based off of the brain area developed Gliomas are tumors from glial cells

Question 19

what do tumors release that harms the brain

Answer 19

toxic amounts of the nt glutamate that destroy nerve cells

Question 20

What is TBI (traumatic brain injury)

Answer 20

bruising in the head that can cause blood to leak, toxic to nerve cells.

Question 21

What is SPI (Spinal cord injury) and how to help the condition (3)

Answer 21

Permanent damage to the brain. there is no fix but working on replacing nerves, grow axons, and retraining nerve circuits associated with movement.

Question 22

What is neurological acquired immune deficient syndrome.(the two diseases and what they cause and two effects)

Answer 22

AIDS and HIV. difficulty with concentration and memory. These diseases can transfer/effect the brain and cause peripheral neuropathy, pain in many places.

Question 23

what is multiple sclerosis. What does it affect and the three structrues most effected. What is a medication for it

Answer 23

inflammatory in nervous system. attack against myelin sheath, effecting the spinal cord, cerebellum, and optic nerve. Steroid drugs reduce inflamation.

Question 24

what is chronic pain, where is it most common and what are two drugs that relieve it

Answer 24

chronic pain is continues pain at any level. Most commmon is in back, face, and headaches. two drugs are opiods and NSAIDS.

Question 25

What is are treatments for stroke and how can i be preventable

Answer 25

maintain health or else you are at risk. treatment includes clearing clogged arteries and testable drugs to prevent nerve damage