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affects 1% of people

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schizophrenia

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  • dissociative thinking
  • impaired logical thought
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key symptom of schizophrenia

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abnormal behaviors that are gained

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positive symptoms of schizophrenia

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result from lost functions

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negative symptoms of schizophrenia

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  • hallucinations
  • delusions
  • excited motor behavior
  • usually acute
  • more likely to respond to antipsychotic medications
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postive symptoms

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  • slow thought and speech
  • emotional and social withdrawal
  • blunted affect or emotional expression
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negative symptoms

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  • disorganized thoughts
  • difficulty concentrating and following instructions
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cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia

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is partly heritable

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schizophrenia

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  • environmental exposures combine with your genetic vulnerability
  • occurs if a threshold is exceeded
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schizophrenia causes

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__________ __________ upregulate and downregulate gene function

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Environmental factors

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people with the same genome can have different outcomes

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characteristic of epigenetics

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some brain defects in schizophrenia apparently stem from environmental exposure during _________

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pregnancy

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13
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pyramidal neurons in hippocampus are ________ in schizophrenia

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disorganized

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14
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accelerated loss of _____ _____ in teens with schizophrenia

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gray matter

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15
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under activity of temporal and frontal lobes

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‘hypofrontality’ schizophrenia

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accelerated aging and neuron loss

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loss of gray matter and less metabolic activity in frontal and temporal lobes

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schizophrenia results from _______ synaptic _________ or increased postsynaptic sensitivity to it

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excess, dopamine

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are DA antagonists

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Neuroleptics

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19
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use produces a schizophrenia-like syndrome

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chronic amphetamine

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20
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of Parkinson may produce psychosis

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L-dopa treatment

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21
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treatment of schizophrenia with _______ _____ can produce Parkinson symptoms

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anti dopamine drugs

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22
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are higher in schizophrenics

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D2 levels in auditory thalamus

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23
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all current antipsychotic drugs modulate function of the

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dopamine D2 receptor

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  • schizophrenics have normal DA metabolite levels
  • drugs block DA receptors much faster than symptoms are reduced
  • positive symptoms respond better to DA blocking drugs
  • some patients don’t improve on anti dopamine drugs
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Problems with the dopamine (DA) hypothesis

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  • Risperidone, Abilify
  • block serotonin (5HT2) receptors and D2 receptors
  • some increase dopamine in frontal cortex
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Atypical neuroleptic drugs

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schizophrenia is due to ________ of glutamate receptors

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under activation

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  • is an NMDA receptor antagonist
  • prevents glutamate from acting normally
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PCP

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28
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If NMDA receptor under activation is ________, symptoms of acute schizophrenia emerge

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prolonged

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29
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decrease glutamate repute by down regulating glutamate transporter gene (increasing synaptic glutamate levels)

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atypical antipsychotics

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30
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overactivity of endocannabinoids

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schizophrenia

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31
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act on CB1 receptors

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Endocannabinoids (EC)

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32
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is inhibitory modulator of other neurotransmitters

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CB1 receptor

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33
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are elevated in CSF of schizophrenics

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EC levels

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34
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show increased CB1 receptor binding

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Post-mortem brains

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35
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can precipitate psychosis and schizophrenia in at-risk patients

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THC in cannabis

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36
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can worsen symptoms and prognosis in diagnosed schizophrenia patients

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THC

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37
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the most common mood disorder

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Depression

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  • sad mood
  • feeling worthless or guilty
  • fatigue/ lack of energy
  • loss of interest or pleasure in activities
  • problems concentrating and thinking
  • increased or decreased appetite & weight
  • changes in pattern of sleep
  • suicidal thoughts or plans
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Depression

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  • normal reaction to life events
  • mood described as ‘blue’
  • few other symptoms
  • short duration (hours/days)
  • little if any impairment in functioning
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‘Normal’ depression

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  • mood described as ‘black’
  • many symptoms
  • long duration (weeks/months)
  • significant impairment in functioning (can be debilitating)
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Clinical depression

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41
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of emotional orbitofrontal cortex and amygdala (brain activity patterns in depression)

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Increased activity (blood flow)

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of areas involving attention and language (brain activity patterns in depression)

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Decreased activity (blood flow)

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depression is due to ________ synaptic activity of _______ and _______

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reduced, norepinephrine, serotonin

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depression is due reduced synaptic activity of norepinephrine serotonin

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monoamine hypothesis

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45
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inactivates monoamines

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MAO

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  • reduces monoamines
  • can cause depression
47
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treatment with MAO inhibitors raises level of monoamines at synapse, and ________ __________

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improves depression

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inhibiting reuptake of 5-HT, or binding to presynaptic, or inhibiting monoamine oxidase

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How all antidepressants work via

49
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5HT or NE autoreceptors, thus enhancing neurotransmitter release

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binding to presynaptic

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thereby reducing neurotransmitter breakdown

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inhibiting monoamine oxidase

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overactive serotonin autoreceptors impair serotonin release

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Depression

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autoreceptor activation decreases ____ release

53
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depressed patients have overactive _______

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autoreceptors

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autoreceptor function & number ______ over weeks of SSRI use, increasing neuronal firing and serotonin release

55
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a ____ _____ _____ between treatment onset and reduction of symptoms

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long lag time

56
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antidepressants have roughly ____ response in primary care setting

57
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is an imbalance of the immune system, stress system, and gut microbiota

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depression

58
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drug-induced seizures alleviated depression

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Early finding

59
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ECT

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Electroconvulsive shock therapy

60
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ECT raises _______ levels

61
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ECT increases ______ of postsynaptic serotonin receptors

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sensitivity

62
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sensitivity of presynaptic autoreceptors is _______, which ______ norepinephrine & dopamine release

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reduced, increases

63
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suicidal ideation that requires immediate alleviation

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ECT now used in severe depression

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short-term remission rate of ECT is _____

65
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long-term remission rate of ECT is _____

66
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produces effects similar to traditional ECT

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Fast TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation)

67
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of the anterior cingulate gyrus & median forebrain bundle also produces immediate effects

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deep brain stimulation

68
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gradually relieves depression

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stimulation of the vagus nerve

69
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  • SSRI
  • SNRI
  • TCA (tricyclics)
  • MAO inhibitors
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Antidepressants (equal efficiency)

70
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glutamate and ketamine

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stress and depression

71
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  • is due to impaired serotonin release
  • due to autoreceptor over-expression
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Depression

72
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ketamine causes upsurge in __________

73
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  • causes upsurge in glutamate
  • restoring synaptic function
  • likely replace ECT for treatment of severe acute depression
74
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______ is disturbed in depression

75
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_____ _____-_____ sleep is reduced, fragmented

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deep slow-wave

76
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patients enter ____ sleep quickly, with ______ REM sleep in first half of night

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REM, increased

77
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individuals alternate (cycle) between depression and mania

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bipolar disorder

78
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  • delusions
  • hallucinations
  • paranoia
  • bizarre behavior
  • similar to schizophrenia
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Bipolar psychotic symptoms

79
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  • excess energy
  • confidence
  • grandiose thinking
  • little need to sleep
  • hypersexual drive
  • drug abuse
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Mania symptoms

80
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one gene affected in bipolar disorder is _____

81
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______ is regular in some and unpredictable in others

82
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_____ ______ varies from days to months

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cycle length

83
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activity varies with mood state

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ventral prefrontal cortex (box)

84
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is up to 40% smaller in people who are depressed

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ventromedial cortex

85
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neuron number is normal, but ____ ____ are much reduced

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glial cells

86
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activity increases in _______ _______ ______ at start of manic period, so it may be a ‘bipolar switch’

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subgenual prefrontal cortex

87
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a mild form of bipolar disorder

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cyclothymia

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mild depression

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increased energy

90
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intense irrational fears centered on an object, activity, or situation

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phobic disorders

91
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recurrent attacks of intense fearfulness

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panic disorder

92
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persistent, excessive worry

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generalized anxiety disorder

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recurrent uncontrollable (irrational) thoughts (germs)

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obsessions

94
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  • uncontrollable need to perform certain acts over and over (hand-washing, counting rituals, checking doors)
  • peak onset is 25 to 44 years of age
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compulsions

95
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an ______ is a recurring thought: an annoying tune or wishing harm to another person

96
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a ______ individual is compelled to do repetitive behaviors

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compulsive

97
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antidepressants help by, reducing _____ _______ sensitivity

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serotonin autorectopr

98
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______ and ______ blockers help other patients

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antipsychotics, glutamate

99
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_______ activate DLPFC more than normal during stroop test

100
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OCD patients have _______ _______ in orbital frontal cortex and caudate nuclei (basal ganglia)

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increased activity

101
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surgery to _______ orbitofrontal cortex from anterior cingulate cortex produces long-lasting improvement

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disconnect

102
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supported by efficacy of SSRIs

103
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  • MRN
  • DRN
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Raphe is site of 2 major nuclei

104
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  • limbic/ prefrontal cortex
  • mediates fear/anxiety
105
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  • prefrontal cortex
  • basal ganglia
  • thalamus
  • PAG
  • modulates cognitive/ behavioral components
106
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_____ also treats anxiety

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Benzodiazepines

107
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bind to GABA receptors to enhance _____ _____ actions

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GABA inhibitory

108
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_____ ________ therapy works best for specific phobia

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behavioral desensitization

109
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_______-________ with alcohol is common

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self-medication

110
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_______ ______ is related to OCD

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Tourette’s syndrome

111
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a disorder of motor and phonic tics and behavioral/ cognitive deficits

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Tourette’s syndrome

112
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activation of ______ ______ during tics

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basal ganglia

113
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  • Walter freeman
  • done to people with all sorts of psychiatric disorders
  • remission of symptoms in many patients but personality is severely affected
  • now rarely performed
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Frontal lobotomy

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