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Functions of the Brain/Primary Domains |
Thinking/Cognition Perception/Sensation Emotion/Feeling Behaviour Physical/Somatic Signaling |
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How is the brain involved? |
everything the person does, feels, thinks, or experiences involves the functioning of their brain most things a brain does depends on many different parts of the brain working together in a network brain is made up of cells, connections amongst the cells and various neurochemicals the neurochemicals provide a means for the different parts of the brain to communicate |
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What happens inside the brain when it is not functioning well? |
A specific part of the brain that needs to be working in a specific manner is not working well " Working in the wrong way Brain pathways that help different parts of the brain communicate are not working as they should |
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Various chemical messengers |
neurotransmitters (serotonin, dopamine) |
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characterized by perturbations in brain functions |
Mental Disorder |
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How does the brain show it's not working well |
functions will be disturbed |
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disturbed functions that a person directly experiences (sadness, sleep problems) |
Symptoms |
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Disturbed functions that another person sees (overactivity, withdrawal) |
Signs |
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used to determine if the brain may not be working well; person's usual life or degree of functioning is disrupted because of these |
Signs and Symptoms |
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result of million of cells (neurons) communicating with each other through various circuits using various chemical messengers called neurotransmitters |
Brain functions |
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when the brain is not functioning properly in one or more of its six domains, and the person experiences problems that interfere with their life in a significant way, these circuits are disrupted and the person? |
may develop the signs and symptoms of a mental disorder |
