General 1 Flashcards
Cultural syndrome of rage, violence, self-injury, amnesia to the events
Amok
Most prominent sx of amphetamine use
paranoia
orbitofrontal lesions
profane, irritable, irresponsible
medial frontal lesions
apathy, limited speech and movement
left frontal lesions
depression
right frontal lesions
mania
who developed separation-individuation
Mahler
MAO-A breaks down…
serotonin, NE, dopamine
MAO-B breaks down
dopamine
reversible MAO-A inhibitors
selegiline and moclobemide
preventing onset of dz
primary prevention
identify dz and promptly treat
secondary prevention
reducing deficits caused by illness
tertiary prevention
Lambert eaton antibodies
against voltage gated Ca channels
Gerstmann’s syndrome
left angular gyrus: acalculia, agraphia, R-L confusion, finger agnosia
cluster HA occur…
at night, and more common in males
increase TCA levels
antipsychotics and ritalin
PTSD dx criteria
1 intrusion sx, 1 avoidance, 2 arousal, 2 neg cognitions
Premack’s principle
high frequency behavior can reinforce low frequency behavior
how long does ECT sz need to last
25 sec