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Module 2: Biological and Neurological Basis Flashcards

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What are the theoretical approaches in explaining the etiology of psychological disorders?

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  1. One-dimensional
  2. Multi-dimensional
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One-Dimensional etiology

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looking for a single cause

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Multi-Dimensional etiology

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looking for a systemic cause

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Genes

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long molecules of DNA at various locations on chromosomes, within cell nucleus; carriers of the information we inherit from
our parents

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Chromosomes

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the chain-like structures within a
cell nucleus that contain the genes

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How many chromosomes does a human have?

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23 pairs of chromosomes (a total of 46 chromosomes)

+ 22 pairs of autosomes
+ 1 pair of sex chromosomes

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What is the biological sex of someone who has XX chromosomes?

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Female

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What is the biological sex of someone who has XY chromosomes?

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Male

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Phenotypes

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observable characteristics

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Genotypes

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unique genetic makeup

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Polymorphisms

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naturally occurring variations of
genes

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Polygenic

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influenced by multiple genes or by multiple polymorphisms of genes with any one gene having only very small effects

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Endophenotypes

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genetic mechanisms that ultimately contribute to the underlying problems causing the symptoms and difficulties experienced by people with psychological disorders

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Basic Genetic Epidemiology

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statistical analysis of family, twin, and adoption studies; if the disorder can be inherited and how much is attributable to genetics

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Advanced Genetic Epidemiology

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studies the factors that influence the disorder

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Gene Finding

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what gene influences the behavior

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Molecular Genetics

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biological analysis of individual DNA samples; biological processes genes affect to produce symptoms of the disorder

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Family Studies

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examine behavioral pattern or emotional trait in the context of the family

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Proband

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+ family member with the trait singled out for study
+ The first person in the family to be identified as possibly having genetic disorder and who may receive genetic counseling or testing

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Adoption Studies

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identify adoptees who have a particular behavioral pattern or psychological disorder and attempt to locate first-degree relatives who were raised in different family settings

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Twin Studies

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usually conducted to identical twins because they share genetic makeup

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What kind of alleles/genes did the people who reported more severe stressful life events have?

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Those people who reported more severe stressful life events and had at least one short allele of the 5-HTT gene were at greater risk of developing depression (Caspi et al., 2003) (serotonin-transporter gene)

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Epigenetics

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factors other than inherited DNA sequence, such as new learning or stress, that alter the phenotypic expression of genes

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Neuroscience

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study of the nervous system, especially the brain to understand behavior, emotions, and cognitive processes

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Result of high dopamine
Schizophrenia
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Result of low dopamine
Parkinson's
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Result of low acetylcholine
Alzheimer's (Dementia)
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Result of high norepinephrine
Mania
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Result of low epinephrine
Depression
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Result of high GABA
Relaxation
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Result of low GABA
Anxiety, OCD
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Result of high serotonin
mania
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Result of low serotonin
depression, anxiety, eating disorders
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Result of high epinephrine
stress, sleep disorders
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Result of low epinephrine
fatigue
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Result of high glutamate
psychosis, neuron death
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Result of low glutamate
Huntington's disease
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Result of low endorphin
eating disorders
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Synapse
a tiny fluid-filled space between the axon endings of one neuron and the dendrites or cell body of another neuron
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Agonist
drug that effectively increase the activity of neurotransmitters (Excitatory)
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Antagonist
decrease or block neurotransmitter (Inhibitory)
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Inverse Agonists
produces effects opposite to those produced by the neurotransmitters
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Reuptake
neurotransmitter is released, quickly broken down and brought back to the synaptic cleft
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Hormones
chemical messengers secreted by endocrine glands in the body
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Neurotransmitter
chemical messengers of the body
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Types of Neurotransmitters
1. Glutamate (E) (memory) 2. GABA (I) (calming) 3. Serotonin (I) (mood) 4. Dopamine (pleasure) 5. Epinephrine (fight-or-flight) 6. Norepinephrine (concentration) 7. Endorphins (euphoria) 8. Acetylcholine (learning)
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Glutamate (E)
most abundant in the brain and plays a key role in thinking, learning, and memory
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GABA (I)
most common inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain and regulates mood, irritability, sleep, seizures
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Serotonin (I)
regulates mood, sleep patterns, sexuality, appetite, and pain
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Dopamine
body reward system, pleasures, achieving heightened arousal and learning
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Epinephrine
responsible for fight-or-flight repsonse
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Norepinephrine
alertness, arousal, decision-making, attention, and focus
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Endorphins
natural pain reliever, reduces pain
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Acetylcholine
regulates heart rate, blood pressure and gut motility, role in muscle contraction, memory, motivation, sexual desire, sleep, and learning
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Brain Stem
lower and more ancient part of the brain; essential for autonomic functioning such as breathing, heart rate, etc.
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Parts of the Brain Stem
1. Hindbrain 2. Cerebellum 3. Midbrain 4. Thalamus and Hypothalamus
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Hindbrain
contains the medulla, pons, and cerebellum; regulates many autonomic activities such as breathing, heartbeat, and digestion
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Cerebellum
controls motor coordination abnormalities associated with autism
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Midbrain
coordinates movements with sensory input and contains parts of reticular activating system (contributes to sleep, arousal, and tension)
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Thalamus and Hypothalamus
involves in regulating behavior, emotions, and hormones
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Limbic System
+ Located around the edge of the center of the brain + Regulate emotional experiences and expressions and, to some extent, our ability to learn and to control impulses + Related to Parkinson's Disease + Attention, emotion, "fight or flight"
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What are the parts of the limbic system?
1. Hippocampus 2. Cingulate Gyrus 3. Septum 4. Amygdala
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Amygdala
emotions
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Hippocampus
shrinks when a person has depression
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Basal Ganglia
base of the forebrain, includes caudate nucleus
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What will happen if the basal ganglia gets damaged?
Damage involved can change posture or cause twitching or shaking
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Cerebral Cortex
provides us with our distinctly human qualities, allowing us to look to the future and plan, to reason, and to create
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Left Hemisphere
responsible for verbal and other cognitive processes
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Right Hemisphere
perceiving the world around us and creating images
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Lobes
area responsible for higher cognitive functions
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HPA Axis
hypothalamus, pituitary gland, adrenal cortex
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Somatic Nervous System
controls the muscles
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Autonomic Nervous System
regulate cardiovascular system and endocrine system
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What are the kinds of the autonomic nervous system?
1. Sympathetic 2. Parasympathetic
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Endocrine System
glands produce hormones that is released to the blood streams
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What are the parts of the endocrine system?
1. Pituitary 2. Thyroid 3. Parathryoid 4. Adrenal 5. Pineal 6. Pancreas 7. Testes 8. Ovaries
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Pituitary
master gland
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Thyroid
controls metabolism and growth (thryoxine)
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Parathyroid
controls the levels of calcium
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Adrenal
controls metabolism, blood pressure, sex development, stress (epinephrine)
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Pineal
releases melatonin
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Pancreas
creates insulin
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Testes
makes sperm and release testosterone
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Ovaries
releases estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone
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How does the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis function?
1. Messages in the form of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) travel from the hypothalamus to pituitary gland 2. Pituitary Gland releases adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), which stimulates the cortical part of the adrenal gland (located at the top of the kidney) to produce epinephrine (adrenaline) and cortisol (stress hormone), which is released into the general circulation 3. Cortisol gives negative feedback to the hypothalamus and pituitary to decrease their release of CRH and ACTH, which in turn reduces the release of adrenaline and cortisol
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Temperament
refers to a child’s reactivity and characteristic ways of self-regulation
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What are the five dimensions of temperament that can be identified?
As early as 2-3 months of age, approx. five dimensions of temperaments can be identified: (1) fearfulness, (2) irritability/frustration, (3) positive affect, (4) activity level, and (5) attentional persistence/effortful control
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Permissive Hypothesis
when serotonin (norepinephrine) levels are low, other neurotransmitters are permitted to range more widely, become dysregulated, and contribute to mood irregularities
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Corpus Callosum
communication between right and left hemisphere
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Frontal Lobe
Learning, abstracting, reasoning, inhibiting
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Hypothalamus
Regulation of metabolism, temperature, and emotions
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Temporal Lobe
Discrimination of sounds, verbal, and speech behavior
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Reticular Formation
Arousal reactions, information screening
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Medulla
Breathing, blood pressure, other vital functions
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Cerebellum
Fine motor coordination, posture, and balance
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Occipital Lobe
Visual discrimination and some aspects of visual memory
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Thalamus
Major relay station for messages from parts of the body, important sensations of pain
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Parietal Lobe
Somesthetic motor discriminations and functions
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Sensory Strip
Integration of sensory information from various parts of the body
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Motor Strip
Regulation of voluntary movement

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