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items from lecture for 8003 final Flashcards

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serotonin is made and synthesized in the

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raphe nuclei and axon terminal

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precursor to serotonin is

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tryptophan

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classic conditioning

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results from the repeated pairing of a neutral (conditioned) stimulus with one that evokes a response (unconditioned) stimulus ( pavlovs dogs rang bell and conditioned dogs to salivate when thinking they will be fed).
Ultimately neutral stimulus evokes a response- think Pavlov’s dogs

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operant conditioning

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BF Skinner
Learning occurs as a result of an action

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Social learning theory

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Bandura
o Combine operant and classical conditioning theories
o Reciprocal determinism: behavior results from interaction between cognitive and environmental factors
o Self-efficacy: capacity to adapt to threatening situations as well as normal everyday activities
o Modeling behavior

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cognitive dissonance

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inconsistency among a person’s beliefs, knowledge, and behavior

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attribution theory

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: focus on how persons perceive the causes of behavior

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Neurophysiology of learning: Hull

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drive reduction theory of learning

contributions:

homeostasis,

humans are drawn to behaviors that can help them achieve physical and mental equilibrium.

motivation comes from your biological need.

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neurophysiology of learning: Kandel

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nobel for habituation and sensitization significant contributions

led to changes in sensory pathways and the changes parallel memory process

gave rise to thinking about memory storage

connections have a definite plan but can be altered by experience

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neurophysiology of learning: Habituation

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think desensitization

loss of behavioral response

become non threatening

simplest type of learning

NMDA receptors

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Memory: Foundations for learning is in the

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hippocampus cortex and cerebellum

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Memory: Learning starts when the

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sense take in a stimulus from the environment

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Memory: Stimulus transformed into

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memory trace or memory link

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Memory: Electrical impulse passes through a neuron allows

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expression, thought, movement, and behavior towards a stimulus

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Memory: all of this results when

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Connections between synapses are formed continuously in our brains.

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Somatic symptoms:

  1. Neurological
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head traum

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Somatic symptoms:

  1. Endocrine:
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hypothyroid

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Somatic symptoms:

  1. Metabolic and systemic:
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uremia

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Somatic symptoms:

  1. Toxic:
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intoxication

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Somatic symptoms:

  1. Nutritional:
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vitamin b12 deficiency

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Somatic symptoms:
6. Infectious:

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viral hepatitis

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Somatic symptoms:
Autoimmune:

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SLE

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Somatic symptoms:

  1. Neoplastic:
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endocrine tumors

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Bleuler 4 As

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● Association (looseness of)
○ Thoughts are not organized well. No good stream of conscious thought
● Affective disturbances - flat affect
● Autism
○ Social awkwardness - inability to read or give appropriate social cues
● Ambivalence
○ General emotional neutrality about matters

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The neuropathological basis for schizophrenia involves the

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limbic systeml

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limbic system always refers to

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to primitive and basic functions of the brain

think hallucinations (positive symptoms)

and basal ganglia

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Schizophrenia induces abnormalities in the

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cerebral cortex, thalamus, and brainstem

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schizophrenia is a

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disease of the brain

a thought disorder

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early onset risk factors for schizophrenia

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● Having a family history of schizophrenia
● Increased immune system activation, such as from inflammation
● Older age of the father
● Some pregnancy and birth complications, such as malnutrition or exposure to toxins or viruses that may impact brain development
● Taking mind-altering (psychoactive) drugs during teen years

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Schizophrenia dx
Two or more of the following each present for significant portion during 1 month period ( or less if successfully treated) at least one of these should be 1-3

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  1. Delusions
  2. Hallucinations
  3. Disorganized speech
  4. Grossly abnormal psychomotor behavior such as catatonia
  5. Negative symptoms (restricted affect or avolition/asociality)
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Schizophrenia
onset in children is:
often are:
Often do:

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-schizophrenia onset is insidious (slow and gradual)
-Children often socially rejected and have limited social skills
-Some do poorly in school despite normal intelligence

32
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Schizophrenia good prognosis factors

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-late and acute onset- if after age 30 generally brief and good prognosis may not return
-married
-Good support system
-positive symptoms ( seeing things or hearing things)

33
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Schizophrenia poor prognosis factors

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young onset
insidious onset: slow/gradual

34
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boys vs girls depression prevalence

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Depression is significantly more common in boys under the age of 10. But by age 16, girls have a greater incidence of depression.

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depression etiology

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Biological factors
-monoamine neurotransmitters- norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin, and histamine

36
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Prognosis of SSD somatic symptom disorder:

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prognosis of SSD varies.

chronic

relapsing disorder that usually doesnt remit (wax and wane)

80% chance of being dx again 5 yrs laster with same type of presentation

37
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SSD in DSM

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new dx

multiple current somatic symptoms disrupting daily life or are distressing

one severe sx: pain

38
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etiology of OCD

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environmental: negative events in childhood

genetic dysfunction in orbitofrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, and striatum implicated

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gender and ocd characteristic

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males more likely to have comorbid tic disorder with OCD

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obsession vs compulsion

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obsession we do with our minds (thoughts)

compulsion we do with our body (behaviors)

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recognizing ocd is about

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control and acceptance

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12 mo prevalence of GAD in US

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0.9% adolescents and 2.9% adults

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gender and GAD

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female 2x male

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GAD most often coexists with

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another mental disorder, phobia, or depressive disorder

45
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HPA affects disorders

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mood disorders
PTSD
dementia
SUD

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panic disorder sx

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derealization
feelings of unreality
depersonalization being detached from ones self

47
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most children ouotgrow separation anxiety by

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3

48
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selective mutism usually starts

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before 5yo

49
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2 major amino acid neurotransmitters

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GABA and glutamate

50
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Cluster B personality. Most common in outpatient (4)

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Antisocial PD
Borderline PD
Histrionic PD
Narcissistic PD

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Antisocial PD

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Prison
general disregard and violation of rights of others

very transactional relationships

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Borderline PD

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often see self harm or suicide

great insecurity and fear of abandonment

strong boundaries

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Histrionic PD

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major drama all the time

amplified more drama than BPD

center of attention

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Narcissistic PD

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Trump

extreme negative reactions to criticism

elevated sense of self importance

difficulty showing empathy or remorse

reality is an extremity insecure person reacting

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cluster b onset must

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onset in adolescents or early adulthood

sx stable over time and lead to distress

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PD and comorbidity

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50% who meet criteria for one will meet criteria for another

can be paired with at least one other disorder
Bipolar
SUD
Eating

57
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differentiate lewy body from other dementia

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acting out dreams in sleep and known for visual hallucinations

58
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best known questionnaire for informant for dementia

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IQCODE

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differentiate delirium from dementia

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delerium :
rapid onset
fluctuates throughout the day

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PTSD major criterion for dx

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A: stressor
B: intrusion sx
C: avoidance
D: negative alterations in cognitions and mood
E: alterations in arousal and reactivity
F: Duration more than 1 mo
G: functional significance (distress/impair)
H: Exclusion

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PTSD 2 specifications

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Dissociative: criteria met but also high level of depersonalization or derealization

Delayed (full criteria not met til at least 6 mo)

62
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4 main structures of limbic system

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amygdala, hippocampus, regions of the limbic cortex, septal area

primitive

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cluster A PD broad description

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street personality

odd weird people

often misdiagnosed as autism

Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal

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cluster B PD broad description

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most common in outpatient

Antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic

65
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labs for carbamazepine (tegretol) or Depakote

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annual LFT with serum drug level

66
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Tourette dx

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2+ motor tics
sx for 1+ yr
onset before 18

67
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areas that play a significant role in depression

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amygdala, the thalamus, and the hippocampus

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