Depression Flashcards
List the symptoms of depression
Anhedonia
Grief
Guilt
Self injury (suicide)
Psycho motor retardation
Vegetative symptoms
List the two types of depression
Reactive depression-specific event, days or weeks
Maj. Depression-may or may not have a specific event associated with it, last longer can be weeks or months
These two kinds can be related
What does anhedonia mean
Inability to feel pleasure
Explain psychomotor retardation
When the thoughts of doing anything is exhausting or too much to handle
Explain vegetative symptoms associated with depression
Sleep patterns disrupted (specifically early morning waking)
Appetite decreased usually
Activation of stress response
Over activation of the sympathetic nervous system releasing stress hormones
Increased metabolic rate
Increased muscle tone
List the neurotransmitters involved in depression
Neriepinephrine dopamine serotonin substance P acetylcholine
Explain noriepinephrine effects as related to depression
Effects psychomotor retardation (and may also be involved in a reward pathway)
MAO inhibitors-inhibit the enzyme that degrades neroepinephrine
Trycyclic antidepressants-inhibit norepinephrine recycling
Different classes of drugs that inhibit euro epinephrine release-(hypertension drugs) cause depression as a side effect
What does dopamine effect in relation to depression
Anhedonia
What to serotonin affect in relation to depression
Grief and guilt
Prozac (SSRI)
What does substance P do?
It’s involved in the pain response
What does acetylcholine effect in regard to depression
Acetylcholine affects sleep patterns with Neroepinephrine
What does the reptilian brain do
Keeps body functioning
What does the limbic system do
Emotional response
What does the cortex do
Executive functions
Abstract thought
What was the main take away point from the Stanford lecture about the parts of the brain and which one is responsible for depression
The cortex whisper sad thoughts and gets the rest of the brain to go along with it
