Module 55 Flashcards
biomedical therapy
prescribed meds or procedures that act directly on a person’s physiology
lifestyle changes that can help with mental functioning
sleep, social connection, aerobic exercise, light exposure, decreased rumination, outdoor activity in natural environment, nutritional supplements
psychoactive drugs
influence neurons
agonists
enhance neurotransmitters
antagonists
block neurotransmitter action
therapeutic drugs
drugs used to treat psych disorders
drug treatment
most widely used treatment; presumes neurotransmitter malfunction; low invasiveness; affects entire brain
psychopharmacology
study of effects of drugs on mind and behavior
antipsychotics
drugs used to treat pos symptoms of schizophrenia and severe thought disorders; decrease psychoses; chemically similar to dopamine and act as its antagonists; can cause sluggishness, tremors, twitches, obesity, and diabetes (last 2 with new gen drugs)
tardive dyskinesia
after long-term use of antipsychotics; involuntary movements of facial muscles, tongue, and limbs
antianxiety drugs
used to control anxiety, phobias, PSTD, OCD, agitation; GABA agonists; depress CNS activity; decrease symptoms without resolving problem; can be addictive
antidepressants
work bottom-up on limbic system; treat depression, anxiety, strokes, OCD, PSTD; may increase the availability of and agonists of norepinephrine and serotonin bc they increase mood and arousal; some block reabsorption and breaking down of the neurotransmitters - more side effects; improvement after a month; some are SSRIs
ketamine
anesthetic; party drug; blocks hyperactive receptors for glutamate and causes more synapses; relief within hours but disappears within a week
SSRIs
prolong the time serotonin remains in synapses, partially by blocking the normal reuptake process
mood-stabilizing meds
control mania and bipolar disorder; lithium, Depakote