Treatment Pt.2 Flashcards

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What does the biopsy chosocial model suggest?

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That a persons biology, psychological experiences, and social environment determine their risk for a psychological disorder

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What type of treatments do psychiatrists tend to use and what treatments do psychologists tend to use

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Psychiatrists = Biological treatments like psychopharmacotherapy
Psychologists = psychological treatments like talk therapy

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Why are psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners trained in the anatomy and physiology of the brain

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Because they focus on brain dysfunction that may contribute to mental illness

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Majority of psycho pharmacological interventions target what brain chemical?

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Neurotransmitters

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The STI syphilis had a side affect of distorted thinking, hallvanations, paralysis, and even death
What was a surprising cure

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The intense fever that accompanied malaria

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What dia Sakel discover that helped schizophrenia symptoms?

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Insulin shock therapy (insulin causes seizures)

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What is another word for seizures

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Convulsions

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What did researchers ugo cerletti and Lucio bini discover ?

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That you can trigger seizures by passing an electric current through a patients head, called electroconvulsive therapy

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What was the first antipsychotic drug discovered and what did it do?

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Chlorpromazine = made people feel more calm and peaceful

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What is the first generation of medications to treat psychological disorders known as and how do they work

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Typical antipsychotics = they work by blocking dopamine receptors in the brain (a neurotransmitter)

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why do psychologists want to use a drug that blocks dopamine receptors?

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Because dopamine is a neurotransmitter associated with pleasure, motivation, and motor control. Too much or too little dopamine in the brain can be a problem.

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What increases dopamine in the brain? (Not a good thing)

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Stimulant drugs like Cocain and amphetamine

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What are extrapyramidal symptoms

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Serious side affects of antipsychotic medications that include physical rigidity and other involuntary body movements

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What is tardine dyskinesia

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A type of extrapyramidal symptom that consists of involuntary movements in the face, tongue, or arms

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what are atypical antipsychotics?

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The second generation of medications developed that also use serotonin and don’t cause as much extrapyramidal symptoms

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What are some side affects of atypical antipsychotics

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Decrease the white cell count which makes it easier for infections, difficulty with concentration, grogginess, weight gain.