General 6 Flashcards
relationship between Ach and aggression
increases aggression
prevalence of Alzheimer’s after age 85
20-40%
gender with greater prevalence for Alzheimer’s?
women
how does 2-PAM work in organophosphate poisoning
pralidoxime accelerates reactivate of the inhibited AchE; atropin counteracts muscarinic effects
biomarker for pathological gambling?
decreased MHPG levels; decreased platelet MAO activity
pregnancy class of benzos?
D
sleepwalking and sleep terrors - which stage of sleep?
slow wave sleep
animal studies: no risk. No human studies available.
class B
animal studies: risk. No human studies available
class C
essential tremor prevalence
higher in men and whites
essential tremor tx
primidone and beta blockers; rare: stereotactic thalamotomy
demyelination of corpus callous in alcoholics
Marchiafava Bignami dz
tuberoinfundibular
hypothalamus to anterior pituitary
nigrostriatal
substantia nigra to basal ganglia
mesocortial
VTA to frontal cortex
mesolimbic
VTA to nucleus accumbens
tx for stiff person syndrome
diazepam
SSRIs with most intense GI sx
sertraline and fluvoxamine (5-HT3)
person who defined five personality types of Western society
Fromm
person who coined term self actualization
Kurt Goldstein
person who studied object relations and borderline personality
Otto Kernberg
risk of fetal alcohol syndrome for drinking mothers?
33%
best known for his work on the interpersonal theory (relationships) over drives
Harry Stack Sullivan
blended genetic model with influence of social environment
Adolf Meyer
family theorist: psychoeducational
Carol Anderson and William McFarlane
family theorist: behavioral
Robert Liberman and Lawrence Weathers
family theorist: narrative
Michael White and David Epston
family theorist: systemic
Mara Selvini Palazolli and Luigi Boscolo
SSRI most likely to cause sedation
paroxetine
SSRI most likely to causes EPS
sertraline
how long do tics last in Tourette’s?
1 year (and onset before 18)
Lambert Eaton assoc with this
small cell lung CA
which problem is associated with conduction aphasia
lesion of internal arcuate fasciculus
lateral geniculate nucleus
visual/retina
ventral posteromedial nucleus
face sensory
ventral posterolateral nucleus
leg and arm sensory
ventral lateral nucleus
cerebellar
medical geniculate nucleus
auditory
who developed therapy where doc is a critic?
Davanloo
who developed therapy where doc is a teacher
Sifneos
who developed therapy where therapist acts as a doctor
Malan
who developed therapy where therapist acts as an empathic helper
Mann
dx criteria for bulimia
binging 1x/week x 3 months
part of brain for sensory integration
parietal lobes
topiramate MOA
GABA-A agonist
length of time assoc with delusional disorder
1 month
FDA approved for social phobia
paroxetine, sertraline, venlafaxine XR
ego psychology
Anna Freud
transpersonal psychology
Carl Jung
separation anxiety disorder (how long in children vs adults?)
children: 4 wks; adults: 6 months
