Psych Buzzwords Flashcards
third person auditory hallucinations
schizophrenia
mesocortical dopamine HYPOactivity
negative and cognitive symptoms in schizophrenia
subcortical dopamine HYPERactivity
psychosis
dopamine pathways in brain
tuberoinfundibular (prolactin release), nigrostriatil (EP motor movements), subcortical and mesocortical (mesolimbic system, motivation and reward)
mesolimbic Da blockade
depression
mesolimbic Da agonism
psychosis
limbic system functions
M2OVE - motivation, memory, olfaction, visceral afferents, emotion
brain changes in schizophrenia
reduced frontal lobe volume, enlarged lateral ventricles, reduced grey matter in temporal cortex
pressure of thought
varied ideas in abundance
poverty of thought
patient reports lack/absence of thoughts
thought blocking
abrupt and complete interruption of stream
flight of ideas
quickly moving from one topic to another but there is a link
knights move thinking
quickly moving from one topic to another but no apparent link between topics
treatment of EPSE
procyclidine
involved in normal response to threat
amygdala
dampens down amygdala response to threat
pre frontal cortex
management of OCD
1 SSRI
2 SSRI
3 TCA (clomipramine) or SSRI
consider CBT
learning disabilities thresholds
borderline 70-80 mild 50-69 mod 35-49 sev 20-34 profound <20
becks triad
-ve feelings about self, world and future
result of NMDA antagonists
psychotic symptoms
drug for alcohol withdrawal
chlordiazepoxide
when do alcohol withdrawal seizures occur
within 48hrs
when does delirium tremens ocur
between 48-72hrs
eosinophilic inclusions
LBD or PD
