Shit - Psych Flashcards
Positive vs. negative
positive = do something negative = take away something
Reinforcement vs punishment
Increase behaviour
Decrease behaviour
Reaction formation
UNCONSCIOUSLY replacing bad thoughts/idea with the opposite
Sublimation
CONSCIOULY replacing bad thoughts/idea with something SIMILAR to the wish but that doesn’t conflict with their views
Undoing
symbolically nullifying bad thing with confession/atonement
anaclitic depression
Isolated children become withdrawn/unresponsive
Conditions associated with tourettes
OCD
ADHD
ADHD Rx
Amphetamines:
Methylphenidate, atomoxetine (NRI), Clonidine (a2 agonist)
Tourette’s Rx
Low dose, high potency antipsychotics (i.e. flu)
Clonidine
Tetrabenazine (also used for Huntington’s)
Rett syndrome s/s
Girls
Progressive regression around 1-4; verbal, intellectual, ataxia, hand-writhing
Alzeimers NTS
Low Ach
High glutamate
Anxiety NTs
High NE
Low 5HT
Low GABA
Delerium vs dementia
Delerium = altered consciousness, acute onset, wax and wane, 2’, abnormal EEG
Dementia = decreased intellectual functioning with normal consciousness, gradual, usually irreversible, usually 1’, abnormal EEG
*reversible dementia via hypothyroidism, depression in elderly, B12 deficiency, NPH
Hallucination types:
Visual = medical auditory = psych tactile = alcohol or cocaine olfactory = epilepsy gustatory = epilepsy
Schizophrenia/brain
High DA activity
Decreased dendritic branching