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21 Cards in this Set
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How do DRUGS influence Neurotransmitters?
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Drugs can influence neurotransmitters:
* as agonist * antagonist * inverse agonist |
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What is agonist and antagonist?
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Agonist: increase the activity of a neurotransmitter
Antagonist: decrease or block |
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What is inverse agonists?
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effects opposite to effects of a neurotransmitter
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How are psychological disorders assessed?
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Systematic evaluation and measurement
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Systematic evaluation and measurements of what 3 ?
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1) Psychological
2) Biological 3) Social Factors |
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How are psychological disorders DIAGNOSED?
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If individual meets all the criteria for psychological disorders according to the DSM-IV-TR
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Assessing Psychological disorder consist of the following 7 steps
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1) The clinical interview
2) Physical examination 3) Behavioral assessment 4) Psychological testing 5) Neuropsychological Testing 6) Neuro-imaging 7) Psychophysiological assessment |
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How would you describe hallucinations?
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The patient is unable to distinguish it from reality.
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Disturbances of perception "hallucinations" give some examples.
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1) visual
2) auditory 3) Olfactory 4) Gustatory 5) Tactile |
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What is a phobia?
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Persistent irrational fear and wish to avoid a specific stimulation, object, activity:
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Example of a Phobia:
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claustrophobia
social phobias |
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Disorders of phobias?
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moods/emotions
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Pathological affects of phobias?
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very strong, abrupt affect with a short change of consciousness on its peak
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Pathological mood of Phobias
two poles |
1) Manic
2) Depressive |
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Signs and symptoms define psychosis
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Delusions, Hallucinations, Loosening of associations or incoherence, grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior, suicidal ideation, obsession, morbid preoccupation
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What are signs that a patient with psychopathology may not be taking medication.
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Loss of motor control
Slurred speech Drowsy and may appear disoriented loss of interest Nystagmus Lowered BP/Pulse etc |
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How would you respond to the pt that has not taken there medication?
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Discuss with pt safety issues
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Signs and symptoms of Schizophrenia
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Decrease in functioning
Behavioral changes Strange ideation (Social withdrawal, work impairment, inappropriate affect "avolition") |
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Signs and symptoms of
Bipolar Disorder |
Substance abuse
Stimulus seeking High divorce rate Less pain sensitive Fall/ Winter (Depression) Spring/Summer (Mania) Long sleep durations |
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Signs and symptoms of
ADD (5 areas) |
Cognitive (poor sense of time, reduced sensitivity to errors)
Language (delayed onset, poor organization, behavioral problems) School (Disruptive, underperforming) Task performance (poor persistance effort/motivation, decreased productivity) Medical/ health risks( increase accident injuries, difficulty with sleeping, > rick of MVA) |
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Signs and symptoms of
Panic Attacks |
Unexpected terror
Physical symptoms can be: * neurologic * gastro * cardiac * pulmonary MORE IN females than in males ONSET 2ND TO 3RD DECADE |
