Quiz 5

Question 0

Major Depression

Answer 0

More intense, a decreasing mood. You don’t even know why you’re depressed, no specific reason, you just are. It is recurrent.

Question 1

Reactive Depression

Answer 1

Occurs when something (usually an event) happens in your life; such as the death of a love one, a break up, etc.

Question 2

Major Depression Episode (symptoms)

Answer 2

Depressed mood
-diminished interests or pleasure
-significant weight loss
-insomnia or hypersomnia
-psychomotor agitation or retardation
-fatigue
-feeling worthless or inappropriate guilt
-decreased ability to concentrate or think
-recurrent thoughts of death or suicide
-10-15% will experience these episodes
-5% have major depression
-Women are more likely to be depressed than men
27 is the mean age for depression
Stress does a lot of bad things to our body, and our brain and can trigger the depression episodes

Question 3

What enzyme breaks Serotonin, Dopamine and Norepinephrine?

Answer 3

MAO

Question 4

What does MAOI stands for? What is the action that MAOI does?

Answer 4

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor

It blocks by degrading the enzymes resulting in ore neurotransmitters

Question 5

What does tricyclic antidepressants do?

Answer 5

Block the re-uptake of serotonin & norepinephrine neurotransmitters released in the synapse so patient feels better.

Question 6

What is the action done by Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors?

Answer 6

Antidepressant that locks re-uptake of serotonin

Question 7

What does SNRI inhibits?

Answer 7

Serotonin and Norepinephrine
Note that the drug is chemically different than other drugs
Increase the release of neurotransmitters.