Domain 3 Flashcards
what is the first line medication to use for nightmares for PTSD?
Prazosin
What receptors are used with the medication Prazosin?
Alpha 1 adrenergic receptor antagonist and decreases nightmares due to decreasing/blocking effects of norepinephrine.
Are nightmares caused by what neurotransmitter?
norepinephrine
what is the time frame for diagnoses of GAD?
3 months
what si the time frame for MDD?
at least two weeks of symptoms
what is the time frame for acute distress syndrome?
3 days to 4 weeks
what is the time frame for PTSD?
1 months of symptoms
TD/Tourette’s syndrome/Tourette’s disorder
vocal and motor TICs
which neurotransmitter abnormality is thought to be involved in the pathophysiology of Tourette Disorder, contributing to the development of motor and vocal tics?
Excess dopamine activity
imbalances in the dopamine function, particularly in the cortico-striatal-thalamo-cortical (CSTC) circuit, may contribute to the development of motor and vocal tics.
This theory is supported by the effectiveness of dopamine-blocking medications (antipsychotics) in reducing tics.
how long does schizophreniform disorder need symptoms present? what is the time frame?
1-6 months
what is the difference between schizoaffective disorder and schizophrenia?
schizoaffective disorder includes symptoms of a mood disorder in addition to psychotic symptoms.
what are positive symptoms of schizophrenia?
hallucinations (auditory and visual), hearing voices, delusions (false beliefs), and disorganized behavior and speech.
what are negative symptoms of schizophrenia?
affective flattening (restricted range and intensity of emotional expression/diminishment of normal emotional responses), avolition (lack of motivation and ability to initiate and sustain purposeful activities/decrease in normal functioning and motivation), and poverty of speech (alogia/reduction in the amount of productivity of speech/decrease in verbal output).
what is the definition of anhedonia?
inability to experience pleasure
definition of affective flattening
restricted range and intensity of emotional expression
what is the definition of alogia?
poverty of speech
what is the definition of poverty of speech
Reduction in the amount and productivity of speech.
what are these examples of: auditory hallucinations and delusions of persecution, impaired concentration and excessive motor activity, and grandiose delusions and disorganized thinking?
positive symptoms of schizophrenia
which of neurobiological defects have been consistently associated with schizophrenia?
Overactivity of the dopamine system, mesolimbic pathway= positive symptoms of schizophrenia
Serotonin is associated with what?
mood regulation/depression mood disorder
what neurotransmitter is inhibitory?
gaba/gabaergic system/gamma-aminobutyric acid