Q1 MH Flashcards
Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among _______
10-14yolds.
____ U.S. adults experience mental illness and ____ serious mental illness each year.
1/5
1/20
Most subscribe to the ________ for the dx of mental health disorders.
Bio-Psycho Social Model
3 spheres of a person that contribute to MH.
syndrome, dysfunction and significant distress are buzz words of MH Disorder.
Conflicts that are between the individual and society are NOT mental health disorders unless the conflict results from a dysfunction in the individual as described above.
Where is dopamine created?
VTA (ventral temporal area), substantia Niagara and hypothalamus
Serotonin is created in?
Raphe Nuclei
Norepinephrine created in ?
Pons and locus coeruleus
Depression, ADHD, Parkinson’s are associated with which NT?
Dopamine
Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, epilepsy, migraines are associated with which NT?
Serotonin
If someone has enlarged ventricles, smaller hippocampus and abnormally sized neurons what could that indicate?
Schizophrenia.
T/F: there is an infectious etiology for bipolar disorder.
True.
HSV-2, Toxoplasma gondii, flu.
1 in 4 women is likely to have a major depressive episode in their lifetime.
Depression involves imbalances in all 3 min NTs (Norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin)
SI is a _______ not a disorder.
Symptoms of a disorder not an actual disorder.