introduction

Question 1

Define neuroscience

Answer 1

Neuroscience is a science devoted to the understanding of how the nervous system works.

Question 2

why was electroconvulsive therapy designed?

Answer 2

ECT was designed in the 1920s because it was believed that people with epilepsy barely had schizophrenia so ECT was created to induce seizures as a treatment for schizophrenia

Question 3

What are the 3 criteria used in determining whether a behavior is abnormal or not?

Answer 3

Is it deviant ? is it maladaptive (meaning it impairs a person’s everyday behavior ? does it cause personal distress?

Question 4

what do the medical terms;

diagnosis, etiology and prognosis mean ?

Answer 4

diagnosis :Identification of the illness. Etiology : refers to the cause of the illness and prognosis: refers to the long and short term consequences of the illness.

Question 5

In terms of neurobehavioural disorders what do the terms epidemiology and prevalence mean ?

Answer 5

epidemiology- study of the distribution of disorder in a population.
prevalence is the % of a population that exhibits that disorder during a specific time.

Question 6

to be continued

Answer 6

hpa axis