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60 Cards in this Set
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Too much ______ and _____ neurotransmitter causes schizophrenia
What do these neurotransmitters control? What are they called? |
dopamine & serotonin
- both control personality/mood and drives - catecholamines |
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Too little ________ neurotransmitter causes depression
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norepinephrine
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Too little ________ neurotransmitter causes anxiety
What does this neurotransmitter control? |
GABA
- inhibits nervous system |
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Too little ________ neurotransmitter causes Parkinson's
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dopamine
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Too little ________ neurotransmitter causes Alzheimer's
What does this neurotransmitter control? |
acetylcholine
- voluntary movement and learning/memory |
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Which part of the peripheral nervous system deals with the involuntary control?
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autonomic system
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What part of the autonomic system is involved in flight/fight?
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sympathetic
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Which part of the brain is involved with breathing?
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medulla oblungata
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Which part of the brain is involved with arousal?
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pons
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Which part of the brain is involved with motor?
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cerebellum
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Which part of the brain is involved with homeostasis?
This includes what body function? |
hypothalamus
sleep/wake cycle |
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Which part of the brain is involved with emotion?
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limbic system
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Which part of the brain is the sensory relay system?
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thalamus
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Which part of the brain is involved with long term memory potentiation?
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hippocampus
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which lobe of the brain contains the somatosenory cortex?
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parietal
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which lobe of the brain contains the auditory cortex?
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temporal
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which lobe of the brain contains the visual cortex?
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occipital
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Broca's area is in the ____ lobe. Damage to Broca's area results in ____
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frontal
aphasia (speech production issues) |
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Wernicke's area is in the ____ lobe. Damage to Wernicke's area results in ____
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temporal
(speech comprehension issues) |
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what is a brain tumor often misdiagnosed as?
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affective/psychotic disorder
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what is paresis?
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partial paralysis
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what is the all or none law regarding neurons?
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neurons fire the same intensity every time
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what does a neurotransmitter do?
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carries info. across the synapse
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What does the reticular activating system (RAS) control?
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wakefulness & attention
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What part of the limbic system attaches emotional significance to sensory info.?
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amygdala
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which part of the brain is the last to stop growing?
what is it responsible for? |
cerebral cortex
- higher cognitive functions and motor |
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is the left or right hemisphere dominant?
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left
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define: apraxia, agnosia, aphasia, ataxia, agraphia
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apraxia- purposeful movement issues
agnosia- sound recognition issues aphasia- speech comprehension issues ataxia- balance issues agraphia- writing issues |
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Name 3 things the left hemisphere specializes in...
but which thing can both hemispheres process... |
-analytical, language, & rational
-language |
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Name 3 things the right hemisphere specializes in...
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artistic, spatial, & emotion
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James-Lange theory on relationship between environment and emotion states...
- we are ___ because we ___ |
environment causes arousal which is then interpreted as emotion...
- we are sad because we cry |
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the six basic emotions are...
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fear, anger, joy, sadness, surprise, & disgust
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what is the relationship between age and sleep?
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as we age % of sleep decreases
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how is nightmare disorder different from sleep terror and sleepwalking disorders?
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nigtmare disorder occurs during REM (so you have recollection)
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what does the thyroid do?
an overactive thyroid results in? |
control metabolism
- grave's disease |
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what does the pancreas do?
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release insulin
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the most primitive sense is?
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smell
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there are 4 basic taste qualities. they are?
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sweet, sour, bitter, salty
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What 2 ways do you assess a structural neurological disorder?
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CT & MRI
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What 2 ways do you assess a functional neurological disorder?
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PET & SPECT
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Parkinson's results because of impairments in the...
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substantia nigra
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The 3 types of antidepressents are:
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tricyclics, SSRIs, MAOIs
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Imipramine, Clomipramine, and Amitryptyline are examples of...
The treat which type of symptoms... Side effects are... |
tricyclics
-vegetative symptoms of depression -tachycardia & anticholinergic effects |
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Fluoxetine, Sertraline, and Paroxetine are examples of ___ and are ____ serious than tricyclics
-But a negative side effect is... -But they will not cause... |
SSRIs
- less - they may initially worsen sleep and anxiety symptoms - confusion |
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Phenelzine and Tranylcypromine are examples of... and treat what aspect of depression.
most serious side effect? |
MAOIs
- atypical symptoms - large dose can be fatal |
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Most serious side effect of antipsychotic drugs is...
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tardive dyskinesia (abnormal involuntary movements)
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Benzodiazepines, Barbituates, and Beta Blockers are all types of...
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sedatives
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sudden withdrawal of barbituates can lead to...
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death
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psychostimulants cause side effects in ___% of children. And can cause what 2 things?
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50%
- growth suppression & tics |
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A type of narcotic used to substitute heroin during detox
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methadone
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which anti-stimulant has been used with ADHD?
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atomoxetine (strattera)
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Withdrawal from opiates like morphine is most likely to result in...
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(speed up in body functions like) diarrhea, dysphoric mood; nausea or vomiting; muscle aches, or insomnia
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A professional working in the field of psychophysics would be most interested in...
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just noticeable differences
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The Dopamine Hypothesis was based on 2 research findings indicating that...
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-stimulants activate dopamine receptors and
-brain dopamine is involved in motor disturbances |
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Which part of the brain is involved w/decision-making, attention, planning, and most recently, working memory?
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prefrontal cortex
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An advantage of clozapine (Clozaril) over conventional antipsychotic drugs is that it is
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often effective for those who don't respond to conventional drugs
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OCD is associated w/which neurotransmitter
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serotonin
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Carbamazepine (Tegretol), divalproex (Depakote) and valproic acid (Depakene) are anti-seizure drugs that have been found to be useful for treating patients with...
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Bipolar Disorder
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Neurogenesis, the formation of new neurons or nerve cells, occurs in many brain areas, except
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the striate cortex
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Which of the following seizures is also known as temporal lobe epilepsy?
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Complex partial
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