Test 2 (Drugs)

Question 1

What is Dopamine(DA); What happens when you have a decrease/Increase level of Dopamine ?

Answer 1

Dopamine is a drug that effects movement, emotions, attention, memory, and learning.
High level- Schizophrenia
Low Level- Parkinson’s Disease.

Question 2

What is Serotonin? What happens when you have Low levels of Serotonin?

Answer 2

Serotonin is a Drug that effects mood, appetite, sensory perception, arousal, pain suppression, and impulsivity .
Low levels- Depression.

Question 3

What is Acetylcholine? What happens when you have Low levels of Acetylcholine?

Answer 3

Acetylcholine is a Drug that effects movement, muscle action, REM Sleep, memory, learning, and emotions.
Low Levels- Alzheimer’s Disease

Question 4

What are Endorphin’s?

Answer 4

Endorphin’s is a drug that effect Mood, memory, learning, BP, appetite, and sexual activity.

Question 5

What is Epinephrine(Adrenaline)?

Answer 5

Epinephrine is a drug that effects Emotion, memories to rage, arousal, and metabolism of glucose that is necessary for energy release.

Question 6

What is GABA( Gamma AminoBeutyric Acid )? An increase of this does what?

Answer 6

GABA is a drug that is a neural inhibition in the central nervous system.
Increase- decreases anxiety.

Question 7

What is Norepinephrine ? What happens in High/Low Levels?

Answer 7

Norepinephrine is a drug that effects learning, memory, etc,
High Levels- agitation, manic states
Low Levels- Depression