Exam 3- mental illness

Question 1

sigmund freud

Answer 1

believed past events would determine mental health later in life

Question 2

BF Skinner

Answer 2

Believed you could train people to act a certain way (operant conditioning)

Question 3

general paresis of the insane

Answer 3

mania and cognitive deterioration. caused by syphallis.

Question 4

Paul Ehrlich

Answer 4

discovered treatment of general paresis

Question 5

biological causes of mental illness

Answer 5

vitamin deficiency, HIV, autoimmune response

Question 6

What is the function of the amygdala

Answer 6

regulate CRH neurons, projects to bed nucleus of the stria-terminalis which activates HPA axis

Question 7

what is the function of the hippocampus

Answer 7

deactivates HPA axis, glucocorticoid receptors, feedback loop

Question 8

treatments for anxiety disorders

Answer 8

psychotherapy, medications (benzodiazepines, SSRIs)

Question 9

treatment for new drugs target

Answer 9

CRH receptors

Question 10

treatments for affective disorders

Answer 10

psychotherapy, electroconvulsion therapy

Question 11

ECT affects the

Answer 11

temporal lobe. Relief of depression and mania. loss of prior memories

Question 12

deep brain stimulation

Answer 12

electrode implanted into the cingulate cortex. Decreased over-active brain circuits, treatment of last resort

Question 13

metabolic cingulate cortex activity

Answer 13

is increased in depression

Question 14

schizophrenia

Answer 14

genetic disorder, physical changes to brain diminish activation of NMDA receptors