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Operant vs classic conditioning: whats the difference?

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-operant conditioning deals with the reinforcement and punishment to change behavior.

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Operant conditioning: Negative reinforcement: define

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reward them by ceasing a punishment.

-ie. mouse presses button to turn off continuous noise.

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Operant conditioning: extinction: define

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Discontinuation of reinforcement (positive or negative) eventually eliminates behavior.
-ie. a child who climbs under his desk, a response which has been reinforced by attention, is subsequently ignored until the attention-seeking behavior no longer occurs.

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immature ego defense: displacement

  • define
  • example
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-transfer of an impulse toward a safer & less
distressful object.
-husband yelling at his dog after argument w/wife.

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immature ego defense: projection

  • define
  • example
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-Attributing an unacceptable internal impulse to
an external source.
-An imcompetent employee cant face the fact that he’s an idiot and blames his boss for being an asshole cuz he’s always on his ass.

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Suppression vs repression

-which one is involuntary (and immature)?

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repression

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Sublimation

  • mature or immature
  • definition:
  • example:
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mature

  • Replacing an unacceptable wish with a course of action that is similar to the wish but does not conflict with one’s value system.
  • Teenager’s aggression toward his father is redirected to perform well in sports.
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relationship between DOPAMINE and ACH:

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dopamine inhibits ACh.
-Which is why ACh is high in parkinsons and you give anti-ACh (benadryl) with anti-psychotics (which block dopamine so then breaks taken off ACh) - helps prevent dystonia.

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schizophrenia

-NT change?

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dopamine increased

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Order of loss of orientation

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1-time
2-place
3-person

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Korsakoff amnesia

  • cause?
  • destruction of which tissue?
  • retro or antero?
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  • anterograde amnesia
  • thiamine deficiency
  • destruction of mammilary bodies
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Wernicke Korsakoff

  • symptoms? mnemonic?
  • cause? pathophys?
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confusion, ataxia, nystagmus (CAN of beer)

-alcohol inhibits thiamine absorption in the gut.

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4 components of cognition:

-mnemonic?

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memory, attention, language, judgement.

-LJAM

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define apraxia

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-inability to perform particular purposive actions, as a result of brain damage.

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define aphasia

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loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage.

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what is pseudodementia?

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In elderly patients, depression may present like

dementia (pseudodementia).

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Delirium vs dementia

-which has abnormal EEG?

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delerium has abnormal EEG

-dementia has normal EEG.

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psychosis

  • definition
  • 3 characteristics
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-A distorted perception of reality (psychosis) characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and/or
disorganized thinking.

19
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Where do you see tactile hallucinations?

-define formication

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alcohol and cocaine withdrawal

-formication = sensation of bugs crawling on your skin.

20
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Schizophrenia

-Dx criteria:

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Diagnosis requires 2 or more of the following (first 4 in this list are “positive symptoms”):

  • Delusions
  • Hallucinations—often auditory
  • Disorganized speech (loose associations)
  • Disorganized or catatonic behavior
  • “Negative symptoms”—flat affect, social withdrawal, lack of motivation, lack of speech or thought.
21
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Schizo

  • positive Sxs - which receptor/NT?
  • negative Sxs - which receptor/NT?
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  • positive = too much dopamine

- negative = too little 5HT2 (serotonin)

22
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Lifetime prevalence of schizo:

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  1. 5%

- equal among men/women, equal among blacks/whites.

23
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Schizoaffective d/o

  • criteria:
  • 2 subtypes:
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  • at least 2 weeks of stable mood with psychotic symptoms, plus a major depressive, manic, or mixed (both) episode.
  • 2 subtypes: bipolar or depressive.
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schizoaffective vs major depression/bipolar w/psychotic features:

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  • to DX schizoaffective disorder, psychosis must occur in the absence of major mood episodes, but mood episodes have to be present for most of the illness.
  • in major depressive or bipolar disorder w/psychotic features, psychotic Sxs only occur during mood episodes.
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delusional d/o

-criteria: how long does delusion have to last?

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> 1 month

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Manic episode

  • episode must last how long?
  • at least how many of the DIGFAST?
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> 1 week

-3 or more Sxs of DIGFAST

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Hypomanic episode

-at least how many days?

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at least 4 consecutive days.

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MDD

  • how many of the SIGECAPS
  • which 2 are mandatory?
  • how long must these Sxs last?
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  • 5 or more
  • depressed mood or anhedonia must be present
  • 2 weeks or more

*depressed mood not included in the SIGECAPS but is one of the 2 requisites.

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dysthymia

-must last how long?

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2 years

30
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atypical depression

-features:

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  • mood reactivity
  • reversed veg. sxs (weight gain, hypersomnia)
  • leaden paralysis (heavy feeling in arms/legs)
  • long-standing interpersonal rejection sensitivity
31
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Postpartum depression

  • incidence rate:
  • how long after delivery does it start?
  • how long does it usually last?
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  • 10-15%
  • w/in 4 weeks of delivery
  • lasts 2 weeks to a year +
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Postpartum psychosis

  • incidence rate:
  • how long after delivery does it start?
  • how long does it usually last?
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  • 0.1 to 0.2%
  • w/in 4 weeks of delivery
  • days to 4-6 wks