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69:273 Psychopathology > Neurotransmitters & Neuroendicrinology > Flashcards

Neurotransmitters & Neuroendicrinology Flashcards

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“Feel good” pathways
Movement, coordination, judgement, release of prolactin

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Dopamine (D2)

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Fight or flight
Mood, cognition, perception, motion, cardiovascular function, sleep, arousal

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Norepinephrine (NE)

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“Excitatory” neurotransmitter
Sleep, arousal, libido, appetite, mood, aggression, pain, coordination

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Serotonin (5-HT)

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Wakefulness, pain, inflammation

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Histamine

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↑Mania, anxiety, schizophrenia, addiction
↓ Parkinson’s disease, depression, ADHD

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Dopamine (D2)

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↑Mania, anxiety, schizophrenia
↓Depression, ADHD

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Norepinephrine (NE)

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↑Anxiety
↓ Depression, anxiety

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Serotonin (5-HT)

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↑Sleep disorders, anxiety, Alzheimer’s disease, psychosis
↓Depression

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Histamine

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Synaptic communication
Parasympathetic system
Sleep, arousal, pain, movement, memory, attention

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Acetylcholine (ACh)
(Cholinergic)

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Inhibitory
Slow down body activity, reduces activity in neurons

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Gamma-amino-butyric acid (GABA)
(Amino Acid)

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Communicate sensory information

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Glutamate
(Amino Acid)

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↑Depression
↓Alzheimer’s disease, Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease

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Acetylcholine (ACh)
(Cholinergic)

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↑Toxic levels - encephalopathy
↓Huntington’s disease, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and forms of epilepsy

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Gamma-amino-butyric acid (GABA)
(Amino Acid)

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↑Huntington’s disease, forms of epilepsy, anxiety, depression
↓ Schizophrenia

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Glutamate
(Amino Acid)

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Conserves water balance and maintains blood pressure

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Antidiuretic hormone

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“Social hormone”
Bonds mothers and infants

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Oxytocin

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Stimulate secretion of thyroid hormones (T3 and T4)

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Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

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Stress hormone

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Cortisol

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Polydipsia
Modified sleep patterns
Altered pain responses

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Antidiuretic hormone

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Drugs such as MDMA ↑ ______

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Oxytocin

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↑ levels of T3 and T4 – insomnia, anxiety, emotional lability
↓ levels of T3 and T4 – fatigue, depression

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Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

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Chronic levels of ↑ _____ put persons at risk of mental illness such as schizophrenia

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Cortisol

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