Chapter 19 Flashcards
Which would be considered a positive symptom of schizophrenia?
Auditory hallucinations
The onset of schizophrenia can be triggered by which prenatal occurrence?
Viral infection
Which neurotransmitter is reduced in people with schizophrenia?
GABA- Gamma-aminobutyric acid
Alterations in which part of the brain are linked to hallucinations, delusions, and thought disorders associated with schizophrenia?
Temporal lobe
Antipsychotic drugs block which neurotransmitter receptor?
Dopamine
What data confer the link between bipolar disorders and schizophrenia?
ndividuals with bipolar disorder who exhibit psychotic behaviors have deficits in reelin expression linked to genetic loci located on chromosome 22.
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) system abnormalities exist in a large percentage of individuals with:
Major depression
The common property among the three types of medications used to treat depression is that they:
Increase neurotransmitter levels within the synapse.
The link between major depression and cortisol secretion is that individuals with depression____
Show that persistently elevated plasma cortisol levels can result in inflammation that is believed to trigger depression.
A decrease in receptor binding for which neurotransmitter is found in individuals with depression?
Serotonin
When treating individuals with depression, the result produced by electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is believed to be an alteration in_____
The monoamine systems.
Which electrolyte imbalance contributes to lithium toxicity?
Hyponatremia
Which neurotransmitter is inhibited in panic disorders?
GABA
A criterion for a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a period of excessive worrying that lasts for at least how many months?
6
Individuals who eat aged cheese and avocado when taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) may experience
Hypertensive crisis
