pg 549-559 Flashcards
medicines that diminish psychotic symptoms, usually by their effect on the dopamine pathways in the brain
antipsychotic drugs
the prescribed use of drugs to help treat symptoms of mental illness ostensibly to ensure that individuals are more receptive to talk therapies
psychopharmacology
an incurable disorder of motor control resulting from long-term use of antipsychotic drugs
tardive dyskinesia
medicines that affect depression, usually by their effect on the serotonin and/or norepinephrine pathways in the brain
antidepressant drugs
a simple chemical compound that is highly effective in dampening the extreme mood swings of bipolar disorder
lithium carbonate
a category of drugs that includes the barbiturates and benzodiazepines, drugs that diminish feelings of anxiety
antianxiety drugs
drugs that normally increase activity level by encouraging communication among neurons in the brain
stimulants
a common problem in children who have difficultly controlling their behavior and focusing their attention
ADHD
the general term for surgical intervention in the brain to treat psychological disorders
psychosurgery
a treatment used primarily for depression and involving the application of an electric current to the head
electroconvulsive therapy
a treatment that involved magnetic stimulation of specific regions of the brain
transcranial magnetic stimulation
Jone’s term for a program of treating mental disorder by making the institutional environment supportive and humane for patients
therapeutic community
the policy of removing patients from mental hospitals
deinstitutionalization
an effort of deinstitutionalize mental patients and to provide therapy from outpatient clinics
community mental health movement
