Neurotransmitters

Question 1

Dopamine

Answer 1

1. Associated with pleasure seeking And reward driven behaviour.
2. High Levels = linked to schizophrenia symptoms.
3. Too little = linked to depression.

Question 2

Serotonin

Answer 2

1. Connected to mood, emotion, sleep and appetite.

2. Too little = associated with depression, and is Rieti and obsessive compulsive disorder.

Question 3

GABA

Answer 3

1. Associated with anxiety and excitation.

2. Too little = linked to anxiety disorders.

Question 4

Noradrenaline

Answer 4

1. Level is your adrenaline to how it was previously and a link to eating and alertness.
2. Too little = depression
3. High levels = insomnia

Question 5

Oxytocin

Answer 5

Linked to human bonding, love, trust and loyalty.

Question 6

Neurotransmitters involved in the formation of relationships.

Answer 6

DOPAMINE is associated with pleasure seeking and reward driven behaviour.

2. Sets a goal to find a partner.
3. We are being driven to achieve this = ‘hit’ of dopamine.
4. We are driven to form relationships as they give us a natural ‘high’.

OXYTOCIN is hormone linked to human bonding, increasing trust and loyalty.
High levels = linked to Romantic attachment as it gives us a natural chemical drive to bond with others.