Key Terms - Ch 21

Question 0

Biogenic amine

Answer 0

One of the neurotransmitters norepinephrine, serotonin, or dopamine; it is thought that a deficiency of these substances in key areas of the brain results in depression

Question 1

Affect

Answer 1

Feeling that a person experiences when he or she responds emotionally to the environment

Question 2

Depression

Answer 2

Affective disorder in which a person experiences sadness that is much more severe and longer lasting than is warranted by the event that see s to have precipitated it, which a more intense mood; the condition may not even be traceable to a specific event or stressor

Question 3

Monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI)

Answer 3

Drug that prevents the enzyme monoamine oxidase from breaking down norepinephrine (NE), leading to increased NE levels in the synaptic cleft; relives depression and also causes sympathomimetic effects

Question 4

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)

Answer 4

Drug that specifically blocks the reuptake of serotonin and increases its concentration in the synaptic cleft; relieves depression and is not associated with anticholinergic or sympathomimetic adverse effects

Question 5

Trycyclic antidepressant (TCA)

Answer 5

Drug that blocks the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin; relives depression and has anticholinergic and sedative effects

Question 6

Tryamine

Answer 6

An amine found in food that causes vasoconstriction and raises blood pressure; ingesting foods high in tyramine while taking an MAOI poses the risk of a severe hypertensive crisis