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CBT-E

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Enhanced CBT

  1. Eating disorders
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FBT

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Family-based treatment

  1. Eating disorders
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IPT

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Interpersonal therapy

  1. Bulimia, BED
  2. Peripartum depression
  3. Depression
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Cataplexy

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Loss of muscle tone, often triggered by a strong emotion

  1. Narcolepsy
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Hypocretin

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Neuropeptides involved in sleep-wake cycle

  1. Narcolepsy
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Tachycardia

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Fast heart rate (100+ beats per minute)

  1. Sleep-wake disorders
  2. Stimulant intoxication
  3. Side effects of FGAs
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Avolition

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Lack of motivation

  1. Schizophrenic disorders
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Alogia

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Speaking less

  1. Schizophrenia spectrum
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Anhedonia

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Inability to feel pleasure

  1. Schizophrenia spectrum
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Catatonia

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Inability to move typically (staying still, fast or strange movements, lack of speech, etc.)

  1. Schizophrenia
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Hypofrontality

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Lower activity in the prefrontal cortex

  1. Schizophrenia
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Anosognosia

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Lack of insight into one’s disorder, linked to poorer treatment response

  1. Schizophrenia
  2. Damage to somatosensory cortex (parietal lobe)
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Immigrant paradox

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New immigrants have better prognoses than longer/acculturated immigrants or same-ethnicity natives

  1. Schizophrenia
  2. Alcohol use disorder
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CBTp

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CBT for psychosis

  1. Schizophrenia
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ACT

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

  1. Schizophrenia
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Nystagmus

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Involuntary repetitive/jerky eye movements that can affect vision

  1. Alcohol intoxication
  2. Ataxia
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Confabulation

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Generating a false memory without intent to deceive

  1. Korsakoff syndrome
  2. Damage to ventromedial PFC (vmPFC)
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Perceptual disturbances

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Hallucinations with intact reality testing or illusions without delusions

  1. Opioid intoxication
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Bradycardia

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Slow heart rate (<60 beats per minute)

  1. Stimulant intoxication
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MI

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Motivational interviewing

  1. Substance-related disorders
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MET

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Motivational enhancement therapy

  1. Substance-related disorders
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Family-focused therapy

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Assumes that high expression of emotion within family can prompt relapse

  1. Bipolar disorder
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Leaden paralysis

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Heavy feeling in arms and legs

  1. Bipolar disorder (atypical features)
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Phototherapy

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Exposure to bright light that suppresses melatonin production

  1. Depression (with seasonal pattern)
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Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis

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Related to stress response
HPA hyperactivity linked to chronic stress (especially childhood)

  1. Depression
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Sleep latency

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Time to fall asleep

  1. Depression
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REM latency

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Time from sleep onset to REM sleep

  1. Depression
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REM density

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Number of rapid eye movements per unit of time

  1. Depression
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MBCT

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Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy

  1. Depression
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Anterograde amnesia

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Inability to form new memories

  1. Korsakoff syndrome
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Retrograde amnesia

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Inability to recall past memories

  1. Korsakoff syndrome
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ERP

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Exposure and response prevention

  1. Specific phobia
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Paresthesia

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Sensation of burning or prickling of skin (usually felt in limbs)

  1. Panic Disorder
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Interoceptive exposure

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Intentionally exposing client to panic symptoms (running, spinning, breathing through a straw)

  1. Panic Disorder
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Postural hypotension

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Blood pressure drops when changing postures (e.g., lying down to sitting, sitting to standing)

  1. Narcotic-analgesics (opioids)
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Ataxia

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Loss of control of bodily movements, lack of muscle control, impaired balance and coordination, slurred speech, nystagmus, blurred/double vision

  1. Anticonvulsants
  2. Alcohol intoxication
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Agranulocytosis

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Low white blood cell count

  1. Anticonvulsants
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Endogenous

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Derived internally (not made or found in environment)

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Analgesic

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Relieving pain

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Homeostasis

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Steady internal processes

  1. Hypothalamus
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Declarative memory

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Memory for facts, previous experiences, concepts, etc.

  1. Thalamus
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Flashbulb memories

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Vivid, lasting memories for shocking events

  1. Amygdala
  2. PTSD
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Hyperphagia

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Extreme hunger

  1. Kluver-Bucy syndrome
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Hyperorality

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Extreme obsession with oral sensations (chewing, sucking, biting, etc.)

  1. Kluver-Bucy syndrome
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Visual agnosia

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Known as “psychic blindness,” difficulty recognizing visually presented objects

  1. Kluver-Bucy syndrome
  2. Damage to visual cortex (occipital lobe)
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Broca’s aphasia

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Also known as expressive or nonfluent aphasia

Symptoms:
1. Slow, labored speech with mostly nouns and verbs
2. Impaired repetition
3. Anomia
4. Intact reading and verbal comprehension

  1. Broca’s area (frontal lobe)
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Anomia

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Inability to recall names of familiar objects

  1. Broca’s aphasia
  2. Wernicke’s aphasia
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Prospective memory

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Memory for future events

  1. Prefrontal cortex (PFC)
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Perseverative responses

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Repeating a word or gesture even when stimulus is absent or discontinued

  1. Damage to dorsolateral PFC (DLPFC)
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Affective lability

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Tendency to experience strong and variable emotions

  1. Bipolar disorder
  2. Damage to orbitofrontal cortex (OFC)
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Somatotopical organization

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Each part of the body is controlled by a specific cortical area

  1. Supplementary motor cortex
  2. Premotor cortex
  3. Primary motor cortex
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Auditory agnosia

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Impairments in sound perception and identification despite intact hearing, cognitive functioning, and language abilities

  1. Damage to temporal lobe
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Wernicke’s aphasia

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Also known as receptive or fluent aphasia

Symptoms:
1. Impaired reading and verbal comprehension
2. Repetition
3. Anomia
4. Fluent speech with no meaning, word substitutions, errors, etc.

  1. Wernicke’s area (temporal lobe)
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Conduction aphasia

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  1. Relative intact comprehension
  2. Fluent speech
  3. Many errors, repetitions, and anomia
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Tactile agnosia

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Inability to recognize objects by touch

  1. Damage to somatosensory cortex (parietal lobe)
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Asomatognosia

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Lack of interest in or recognition of one’s body parts

  1. Damage to somatosensory cortex (parietal lobe)
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Agraphia

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Loss of writing skills

  1. Gerstmann’s syndrome (damage to parietal lobe)
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Acalculia

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Loss of arithmetic skills

  1. Gerstmann’s syndrome (damage to parietal lobe)
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Achromatopsia

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Loss of color vision

  1. Damage to visual cortex (occipital lobe)
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Prosopagnosia

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Inability to recognize faces of people, one’s own face, faces of pets/animals

  1. Damage to occipitotemporal junction
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Parkinsonism

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Resting tremors, muscle rigidity, and slowed movement

  1. Side effects of FGAs
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Dystonia

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Uncontrollable muscle contractions

  1. Side effects of FGAs
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Akathisia

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Sense of inner restlessness

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