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What is Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)?
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RARE REACTION TO A NEUROLEPTIC DRUG(S)
CAUSED BY DOPAMINE BLOCKAGE IN THE BASAL GANGLIA SX'S: muscle rigidity, hyperthermia, and stupor. Other sx's: painful joints, mutism, tachycardia, and urinary retention. NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME |
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What are the symptoms of tricyclic overdose?
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-Ataxia
-Cardiac Arrithythmia -Delirium SYMPTOMS OF TRICYCLIC OVERDOSE |
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What happens in SEROTONIN OR 5-HT toxicity syndrome?
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-CONFUSION
-HEADACHE -TREMOR |
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What happens with LITHIUM TOXICITY?
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-LOSS OF COORDINATION
-NAUSEA -SEIZURES -VOMITING LITHIUM TOXICITY |
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What is SYNESTHESIA?
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~"JOINING SENSES"
~VERY RARE ~YOU FEEL IT IN ONE SENSORY MODALITY AND THEN FEEL IT IN ANOTHER SENSORY MODALITY ~eg HEAR A COLOR OR TASTE A SHAPE SYNESTHESIA |
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Where is the SCN located?
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Hypothalamus
The SCN is located here. |
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WHAT AREA OF THE BRAIN HAS THE GREATEST NEURONAL LOSS IN PT'S WITH ALZHEIMER'S?
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MEDIAL TEMPORAL LOBE INCLUDING: entorhinal cortex, amygdala, and hippocampus
GREATEST NEURONAL LOSS W/ ALZHEIMER'S |
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What does the ANTERIOR OCCIPITAL LOBE MEDIATE?
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The anterior occipital lobe mediates PERIPHERAL vision.
ANTERIOR OCCIPITAL LOBE |
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What does POSTERIOR OCCIPITAL LOBE MEDIATE?
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The posterior occipital lobe mediates CENTRAL vision.
What does POSTERIOR OCCIPITAL LOBE MEDIATE? |
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WHAT DOES THE TEMPORAL LOBE INVOLVE?
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The temporal lobe is involved in auditory processing.
WHAT DOES THE TEMPORAL LOBE INVOLVE? |
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What is SENSORY MEMORY?
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Contains information collected from all senses. Retains that information for a very brief period, probably .5 second.
What is SENSORY MEMORY? |
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What is SECONDARY MEMORY?
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AKA LTM. IT HAS A VERY LARGE CAPACITY AND IT HAS A VERY LONG DURATION.
What is SECONDARY MEMORY? |
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WHAT IS THE DRUG OF CHOICE FOR BIPOLAR DISORDER WITH RAPID CYCLING
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CARBAMAZEPINE.
IT IS ALSO GOOD FOR DYSPHORIC MANIA. DRUG OF CHOICE FOR BIPOLAR DISORDER RAPID CYCLING |
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What are the side-effects of Ritalin?
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-INSOMNIA
-POOR APPETITE -STOMACHACHE -TACHYCHARDIA SIDE-EFFECTS OF RITALIN |
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What is ACHROMATOPSIA?
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PARTIAL OR COMPLETE COLORBLINDNESS. THE CONE CELL DONT FUNCTION OR THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE OCCIPITOTEMPORAL AREA (CENTRAL ACHROMATOPSIA)
What is ACHROMATOPSIA? |
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What is AGNOSIA?
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INABILITY TO RECOGNIZE FAMILIAR OBJECTS OR SOUNDS
What is AGNOSIA? |
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What is AKATHESIA?
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-PROBLEMS SITTING STILL
-SENSE OF RESTLESSNESS AKATHESIA |
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What is AKINESIA?
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COMPLETE OR ALMOST COMPLETE LOSS OF MOVEMENT
AKINESIA |
eg LATE STAGE ALZHIEMER'S PTS
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What is ANOMIA?
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AN INABILITY TO RECALL THE NAMES OF OBJECTS
ANOMIA |
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What is ANOSOGNOSIA?
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FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE ONE'S OWN NEUROLOGICAL SX'S
ANOSOGNOSIA |
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What is APHASIA?
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DISTURBANCE IN PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED LANGUAGE SKILLS
What is APHASIA? |
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What is APRAXIA?
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INABILITY TO CARRY OUT PURPOSEFUL MOVEMENTS DESPITE NORMAL MUSCLE POWER AND CONTROL
~DIFFICULTY PANTOMIMING A BEHAVIOR BUT CAN DO IT IF USE REAL OBJECTS; This condition is a type of ideomotor (or limb) apraxia. It is caused by damage to the left posterior parietal lobe and, consequently, is also known as left parietal apraxia. What is APRAXIA? |
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What is ASOMATOGNOSIA?
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INABILITY TO RECOGNIZE ONE'S OWN BODY PARTS
ASOMATOGNOSIA |
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ATAXIA
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-CLUMSINESS
-INCOORDINATION -A LACK OF BALANCE ATAXIA |
PT.'S IN GERRY CHAIRS.
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What is ATHETOSIS?
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SLOW INVOLUNTARY, RECURRENT MOVEMENTS OF THE FINGERS, TOES, ARMS, OR LEGS.
ATHETOSIS |
eg Cerebral Palsy Patients
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What is BRADYKINESIA?
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MOVEMENT IS SLOW
BRADYKINESIA |
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What is CHOREA?
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-IRREGULAR
-INVOLUNTARY -RAPID JERKY MOVEMENTS -USUALLY IN THE FACE -LIMBS -TRUNK CHOREA |
eg HUNTINGTON'S PTS
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What is DYSKINESIA?
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-ABNORMAL MUSCLE MOVEMENT INCLUDING TWITCHY, JERKY, AND WRITHING MOVEMENTS (CHOREA, TICS, TREMORS)
DYSKINESIA |
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What is DYSPROSODY?
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-DISTURBANCE IN THE STRESS, PITCH, and RHYTHM OF SPEECH
DYSPROSODY |
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What is PARKINSONISM?
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-MASKLIKE FACE
-HAND TREMOR -INCREASING RIGIDITY -SLOWED VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT What is PARKINSONISM? |
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What is PARESTHESIA?
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An ALTERED SENSATION IN THE SKIN THAT CAUSES NUMBNESS OR TINGLING
PARESTHESIA |
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What is TARDIVE DYSKINESIA?
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REPETITIVE ORAL AND FACIAL GRIMACES, TONGUE MOVEMENTS, SPASMS OF THE NECK AND HEAD, JERKY MOVEMENTS OF THE LIMBS AND TRUNK
What is TARDIVE DYSKINESIA? |
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What is PROSOPAGNOSIA?
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INABILITY TO RECOGNIZE FAMILAR FACES
(DAMAGED AREAS: BILATERAL or RIGHT HEMISPHERE DAMAGE IN OCCIPITAL LOBE) What is PROSOPAGNOSIA? |
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What is SYNESTHESIA?
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A RARE CONDITION IN WHICH THE STIMULATION OF ONE SENSORY MODALITY TRIGGERS A SENSATION IN ANOTHER SENSORY MODALITY
What is SYNESTHESIA? |
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What are the NEUROTRANSMITTERS?
(D A N G S) |
DOPAMINE
ACETYCHOLINE NOREPINEPHRINE GABA SEROTONIN NEUROTRANSMITTERS |
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What is DOPAMINE?
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INVOLVED IN THE REGULATION OF MOVEMENT & MOOD
HIGH: SCHIZOPHRENIA, OVERSENSITIVITY: TOURETTE'S,SUB ADDICTION & LOW: PARKINSON'S & DEPRESSION What is DOPAMINE? |
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What is ACETYCHOLINE?
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ALZHEIMER'S (LOW LEVELS), VOLUNTARY MOV., MEMORY, AND COGNITION
What is ACETYCHOLINE? |
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What is NOREPINEPHRINE?
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"FIGHT OR FLIGHT," MANIA & DEPRESSION, EATING DISORDERS, APPETITE, PAIN PERCEPTION
What is NOREPINEPHRINE? (HIGH = SCHIZO) |
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GABA
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ANXIETY, EPILEPSY/SEIZURE, SLEEP, CALMING EFFECT, ABNORMAL TRANSMISSION SUSPECTED IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
(LOW = SCHIZO) (HUNTINGTON'S) (ALWAYS INHIBITORY) |
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What is SEROTONIN (5-HT)?
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MANIA, OCD, DEPRESSION, EATING DISORDERS (MODE), APPETITE, MOOD, PAIN PERCEPTION, SLEEP REGULATION, AGGRESSION, SEX, SUICIDALITY
HIGH = SCHIZO, AUTISM, ANOREXIA LOW = DEPRESSION, SUICIDE, OCD, TRICHOTILLOMANIA, BULUMIA What is SEROTONIN (5-HT)? |
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What is KLUVER-BUCY SYNDROME?
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HAPAH (HYPERPHAGIA, AGNOSIA, PLACID, APATHY, AND HYPERSEXUAL)
SAAD (SEIZURE, AMNESIA, APHASIA, DEMENTIA) What is KLUVER-BUCY SYNDROME? |
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Where is the damage located in QUADRIPLEGIA?
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DAMAGE AT THE CERVICAL/NECK LEVEL
QUADRIPLEGIA |
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Where is damage located in PARAPLEGIA?
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DAMAGE AT THE THORACIC LEVEL
PARALEGIA |
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How many cranial nerves are in the PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM?
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12 CRANIAL NERVES
31 SETS OF SENSORY AND MOTOR NERVES PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
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THE SYMPATHETIC BRANCH
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ASSOCIATED WITH AROUSAL AND EXPENDITURE OF ENERGY "FIGHT OR FLIGHT"
THE SYMPATHETIC BRANCH |
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THE PARASYMPATHETIC BRANCH
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BIOFEEDBACK, RELAXATION, ETC.
THE PARASYMPATHETIC BRANCH |
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WHERE IS THE RETICULAR ACTIVATING SYSTEM (RAS)?
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IN THE MIDBRAIN
PART OF THE RETICULAR FORMATION VITAL TO CONSCIOUSNESS, AROUSAL, AND WAKEFULNESS THE RETICULAR ACTIVATING SYSTEM (RAS) |
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WHERE IS THE SUBCORTICAL STRUCTURES LOCATED?
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PART OF THE FOREBRAIN
CONTAINS THE THALAMUS, HYPOTHALUMUS, LIMBIC SYSTEM, BASAL GANGLIA, & CORTEX. WHERE IS THE SUBCORTICAL STRUCTURES LOCATED? |
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THE HYPOTHALAMUS
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PART OF THE FORERAIN
INVOLVED IN HUNGER, THIRST, SEX, SLEEP, BODY TEMP, MOVEMENT, AND MEDIATION OF EMOTIONAL REACTIONS (eg DECORTICATE ANIMALS EXPERIENCE VIOLENT RAGE RESPONSES TO TRIVIAL STIMULI) THE HYPOTHALAMUS |
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THE SCN
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PART OF THE FOREBRAIN
IN THE HYPOTHALAMUS MEDIATES SLEEP-WAKE CYCLE, AND OTHER CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS THE SCN |
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What is the BASAL GANGLIA?
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PART OF FOREBRAIN
INCLUDES: -CAUDATE NUCLEUS -PUTAMEN -GLOBUS PALLIDUS -SUBSTATIA NIGRA The BASAL GANGLIA |
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What are ALPHA WAVES?
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Occur during a RELAXED WAKE period.
ALPHA WAVES |
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What are BETA WAVES?
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Occurs during
-ALERTNESS (stage 1) -REM SLEEP (stage 5) BETA WAVES |
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What are DELTA WAVES?
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They occur during SLOW DEEP, NON DREAMING (NREM/stage 4)SLEEP.
DELTA WAVES. |
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What are THETA WAVES?
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Can occur during STAGE 1 (mostly ALHPA) OF SLEEPING.
THETA WAVES. |
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WHAT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE'S SLEEP IF THEY ARE DEPRESSED?
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-ONSET OF REM IS RAPID
- > REM - < SLOW WAVE SLEEP A Depressed Person's Sleep State. |
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What are PARTIAL SEIZURES?
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They BEGIN ON ONE SIDE OF THE BRAIN.
AFFECTS ONE SIDE OF THE BODY 2 TYPES: -SIMPLE (NO LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS) -COMPLEX (SOME ALTERATION IN UNCONSCIOUS) PARTIAL SEIZURES |
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What are TONIC-CLONIC (GRAND MAL) SEIZURES?
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-TONIC STAGE = MUSCLES CONTRACT AND THE BODY STIFFENS.
-CLONIC STAGE = INVOLVES RHYTHMIC SHAKING OF THE LIMBS, AND POSTICTAL (POSTSEIZURE) DEPRESSION OR CONFUSION WITH AMNESIA FOR THE ICTAL EVENT. TONIC-CLONIC (GRAND MAL) SEIZURES |
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What are ABSENCE (PETIT) SEIZURES?
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-BRIEF ATTACKS
-LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS W/O MOTOR SYMPTOMS -PERSON WILL HAVE A BLANK STARE, WITH FREQUENT EYE BLINKING -ORIGINATES IN THE THALAMUS ("GATEWAY TO CONSCIOUSNESS") TOO MUCH GABA RECEPTORS = ABSENCE (PETIT) SEIZURES ABSENCE (PETIT) SEIZURES. |
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What is the MEDULLA function?
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-THE BODY'S VITAL FUNCTIONS e.g. BREATHING AND HEART RATE.
FUNCTION OF THE MEDULLA |
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What are NICOTINIC RECEPTORS?
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THE NICOTINE IN TOBACCO EXERTS ITS EFFECTS ON PHYSIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR BY BINDING TO NICOTINIC RECEPTORS IN THE BRAIN.
NICOTINIC RECEPTORS |
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ACCORDING TO BECK, HOW WOULD A DEPRESSED PERSON EVALUATE A NEGATIVE EVENT?
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-EXTERNAL LOCUS OF CONTROL (real power resides outside of me, that power determine's my life)
-INTERNAL LOCUS OF RESPONSIBILITY BECK: DEPRESSED INDIV. EVALUATION OF A NEGATIVE EVENT |
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What are the side-effects of SSRI/PROZAC (FLUOXETINE)?
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SLEEPY AND ANXIOUS
SSRI/PROZAC (FLUOXETINE) |
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KORSAKOFF'S SYNDROME, DAMAGE IN BRAIN LOCATED SPECIFICALLY IN THE...
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MAMMILARY BODIES, WHICH IS PART OF THE DIENCEPHALON (THALAMUS, HYPOTHALAMUS, AND PARTS OF LIMBIC SYSTEM)
DAMAGE IN BRAIN DUE TO KORSAKOFF'S SYNDROME |
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WHAT PART OF THE BRAIN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PETIT-MAL SEIZURES?
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THALAMUS
RESPONSIBLE FOR PETIT-MAL SEIZURES |
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What happens when there is DAMAGE TO PARIETAL LOBE?
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-Aphasia
-Visual Deficits -Somatosensory Disturbances DAMAGE TO PARIETAL LOBE |
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What happens when there is DAMAGE TO TEMPORAL LOBE?
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The Temporal Lobes are involved in AUDITORY and VISUAL processing, and damage is associated with Visual Deficits and Memory Loss.
DAMAGE TO TEMPORAL LOBE |
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What are some TEMPORARY SIDE-EFFECTS OF PROZAC?
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SLEEPINESS AND ANXIETY
TEMPORARY SIDE-EFFECTS OF PROZAC |
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What are the STRUCTURAL IMAGING TECHNIQUES?
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*CT
*MRI STRUCTURAL IMAGING TECHNIQUES |
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What is a FUNCTIONAL IMAGING TECHNIQUES?
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*PET
*SPECT *fMRI FUNCTIONAL IMAGING TECHNIQUE |
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What is GLUTAMATE responsible for?
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MEMORY, LEARNING
HIGH: "EXCITOTOXICITY">>>> SEIZURES, STROKE-RELATED DAMAGE, HUNTINGTON'S, ALZHEIMERS GLUTAMATE |
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What do ENDORPHINS mediate?
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MEDIATES ANALGESIC (Pain Relief) EFFECTS, PLEASURABLE EXPERIENCES, EMOTIONS, LEARNING & MEMORY, AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
ENDORPHINS |
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What are the divisions of the PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM?
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1. SNS
-SKELETAL MOTOR SYSTEM -SENSORY SYSTEM 2. ANS -SMOOTH MUSCLES OF ORGANS -SYM -FIGHT -PARASYM -RELAX DIVISIONS OF THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
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What is the HINDBRAIN responsible for?
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MEDULLA-BREATH, HEART R, BLOOD PRESS
CEREBELLUM-BALANCE, MOTOR LEARNING HINDBRAIN |
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What is the MIDBRAIN responsible for?
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-RETICULAR FORMATION or SLEEP & WAKE, MOTOR MOV, PAIN, SOME REFLEX
-ARAS, or AWARENESS, AROUSAL, & ATTENTION MIDBRAIN |
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What is in the FOREBRAIN?
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HYPOTHALAMUS: 4 F'S
THALAMUS: RELAY STATION FOR ALL SENSES EX SMELL, MEMORY TOO BASAL GANGLIA: CAUDATE NUCLEUS, PUTAMEN, & GLOBUS PALLIDUS>>>>> VOLUNTARY MOV, MOTOR LEARNING, ABNORMAL-HUNTINGTON'S, PARKINSON'S, TOURETTE'S LIMBIC SYSTEM- AMYGDALA, HIPPOCAMPUS (SMALL= PTSD AND DEPRESSION) -FOREBRAIN- |
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What is the LEFT (DOMINANT) HEMISPHERE is responsible for?
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LANGUAGE
VERBAL MEMORY LOGIC RATIONAL THOUGHT + EMOTIONS LEFT (DOMINANT) HEMISPHERE |
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What is the RIGHT (NONDOMINANT) HEMISPHERE responsible for?
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VISUAL-SPATIAL SKILLS
CREATIVE INTUITIVE THOUGHT NONVERBAL MEMORY NEGATIVE EMOTIONS RIGHT (NONDOMINANT) HEMISPHERE |
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Name the THEORIES OF EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE?
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*JAMES-LANGE THEORY
*CANNON-BARD THEORY *SCHACHTER-SINGER TWO FACTOR THEORY THEORIES OF EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE |
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What does the JAMES-LANGE THEORY say?
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-PERCEPTIONS OF BODILY FUNCTIONS, THERE IS TIME BETWEEN. (eg "Your afraid because your knees are shaking.")
JAMES-LANGE THEORY |
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Describe the CANNON-BARD THEORY.
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-BODILY & EMOTIONAL REACTIONS OCCUR SIMULTANEOUSLY, NO TIME BETWEEN
CANNON-BARD THEORY |
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Describe the SCHACHTER-SINGER TWO FACTOR THEORY.
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- EMOTIONAL RESPONSES COMBIN OF PHYSIO AROUSAL & COGNITIVE INTERPRET,
(E.G. COGNITIVE THEORY, EPINEPHRINE STUDY) SCHACTER-SINGER TWO FACTOR THEORY |
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What are the TRADITIONAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS?
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CHLORPROMAZINE (THORAZINE)
THIORIDAZINE (MELLARIL) HALOPERIDOL (HALDOL) SCHIZO & DIS W/ PSYCHOTIC FEAT, GOOD FOR + SX'S BLOCK DOPAMINE RECEPTORS SIDE EFFECTS: ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECTS, EXTRAPYRAMIDAL EFFECTS, NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME TRADITIONAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS |
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What are the ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS?
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CLOZAPINE (CLOZARIL)
RISPERIDONE (RISPERDAL) ACT ON DOPAMINE RECEPTORS FOR DOPAMINE, SEROTONIN, & NOREPINEPHRINE SIDE EFFECTS: ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECTS, LOWERED SEIZURE THRESHOLD, SEDATION, AGRANULOCYTOSIS (BLOOD DISEASE), NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS |
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What are the ANTIDEPRESSANTS?
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SSRI'S (melancholic depression, OCD, Bulumia)
-FLUOXETINE (PROZAC) -SERTRALINE (ZOLOFT) TRICYCLICS (TCA'S) -DOXEPIN (SINEQUAN) -IMIPRAMINE (TOFRANIL) -CLOMIPRAMINE (ANAFRANIL) MAOIs ("ATYPICAL DEPRESSION) -PHENELZINE (NARDIL) -TRANYLCYPROMINE (PARNATE) ANTIDEPRESSANTS |
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ANTI DEPRESSANTS:
SSRI'S |
DEPRESSION, OCD, EATING DISORDERS
-FLUOXETINE (PROZAC) -SERTRALINE (ZOLOFT) BLOCK REUPTAKE OF SEROTONIN SIDE EFFECTS: INSOMNIA, ANOREXIA, SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES (LESS COGNITIVE SIDE-EFFECTS THAN TCAs) ANTI DEPRESSANTS: SSRI'S |
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ANTIDEPRESSANTS:
TRICYCLICS (TCA'S) |
"TYPICAL DEPRESSION"
-DOXEPIN (SINEQUAN) -IMIPRAMINE (TOFRANIL) -CLOMIPRAMINE (ANAFRANIL) BLOCK REUPTAKE OF NOREPINEPHRINE, SEROTONIN, &/or DOPAMINE SIDE EFFECTS: ANTICHOLINERGIC SXs, GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS, CONFUSION & MEMORY PROBLEMS, SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, CARDIOTOXIC & CAN BE LETHAL IN OVERDOSE ANTIDEPRESSANTS: TRICYCLICS (TCA'S) |
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ANTIDEPRESSANTS:
MAOIs |
"ATYPICAL DEPRESSION"
-PHENELZINE (NARDIL) -TRANYLCYPROMINE (PARNATE) INHIBIT the ENZYME MONOAMINE OXIDASE, WHICH DEACTIVATES DOPAMINE, NOREPINEPHRINE, & SEROTONIN SIDE EFFECTS: ANTICHOLINERGIC SXs, INSOMNIA, HA, TREMOR (MAOIs + DRUGS (e.g. antihistamines) or food containining tyramine (yogurt, soy sauce, over ripe avocados) >>>>>> HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS (NOTE: CHEESE IS OKAY, AGED CHEESE IS NOT) ANTIDEPRESSANTS: MAOIs |
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What are MOOD STABILIZERS used for?
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USE: BIPOLAR DISORDER
-LITHIUM -ANTICONVULSANT DRUGS eg CARBAMAZEPINE (TEGRETOL), VALPROIC ACID (DEPAKOTE) MIGHT AFFECT REUPTAKE OF SEROTONIN & NOREPINEPHRINE SIDE EFFECTS: LITHIUM = NAUSEA, POLYDIPSIA & POLYURIA, COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS, FINE HAND TREMOR CARBAMZEPINE = LETHARGY, TREMOR, ATAXIA, VISUAL DISTURBANCES MOOD STABLIZERS |
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What are the ANXIOLYTICS?
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USE: ANXIETY, INSOMNIA, TREMOR, SEIZURES
BENZOS: -ALPRAZOLAM (XANAX) -CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE (LIBRIUM) -DIAZEPAM (VALIUM) INCREASE GABA LEVELS SIDE EFFECTS: DROWSINESS & SEDATION, CONFUSION, DISORIENTATION, PARADOXICAL AGITATION, REBOUND EXCITATION (ADDICTIVE) ANXIOLYTICS |
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What are the BETA-BLOCKERS?
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USE: HYPERTENSION, ANGINA, MIGRAINE HA, GLAUCOMA, & ESSENTIAL TREMOR, PHYSICAL SXs of ANXIETY eg palpitations, tremor, sweating
PROPRANOLOL (INDERAL) BLOCK RECEPTORS THAT RESPOND TO EPINEPHRINE & NOREPINEPHRINE SIDE EFFECTS: BRADYCARDIA, HYPOTENSION, SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION,MEMORY IMPAIRMENT, & DEPRESSION BETA-BLOCKERS |
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What are PSYCHOSTIMULANTS used for?
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USE: ADHD
-METHYLPHENIDATE (RITALIN) -PEMOLINE (CYLERT) -ADDERRAL INCREASE the AVAILABILITY of NOREPINEPHRINE & DOPAMINE SIDE EFFECTS: DYSPHORIA, INSOMNIA, DECREASED APPETITE, TICS, OBSSESSIVE COMPULSIVE SXs (DRUG HOLIDAYS HELP WITH GROWTH SUPRESSION) PSYCHOSTIMULANTS |
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What is Associative Visual Agnosia?
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You recognize a familiar object(s) by looking at it or them but you can't name it.
The visual and language areas become disconnected. ASSOCIATIVE VISUAL AGNOSIA |
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What is Conduction Aphasia?
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A lesser form of Broca's and Wernicke's Aphasia.
Comprehension is not bad but the individual cannot repeat what one just said. CONDUCTION APHASIA |
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Hemispheric Specialization: RIGHT BRAIN
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The right brain is involved with the following:
- ^*^ complex geometric patterns - :) :)facial recognition -/&/ music and other non-language sounds -nonverbal memory -~~~~~o-o~~~sense of direction -negative emotions |
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HEMISPHERIC SPECIALIZATION:
LEFT BRAIN |
The LEFT HEMISPHERE is involved in the following:
-letters and words -verbal memory -speech -reading -writing -math -postive emotions |
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CRITICISM & ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YEARS: BOYS vs GIRLS
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BOYS:
-MORE CRITICISM (usually for incorrect behavior, girls for lack of ability) GIRLS -MORE PRAISE |
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What is the Dichotic Listening Task?
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Presenting subjects with 2 different auditory stimuli simultaneously, one to each ear. Research has shown that the right ear is more accurate in percieving speech sounds and it is related to ipsilater and contralateral pathways.
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